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A Life Full of Rain Lyrics by John Mellencamp

Strictly a One-Eyed Jack

2022

A life full of rain
Coming down on my shoulders
A life full of rain
Here in a room where no one cares
I'm not wanted here
I got no place to go
I've found all is empty
In a life full of rain
Your sky is never clear
And you can hear that thunder
You know that means trouble
The kind of trouble that won't disappear
So you ask for forgiveness
And you know there's none coming
A life full of rain
And the forecast is severe
The gravel roads
That lie stretched out bеfore you
They are thе roads
That you've gone down before
Goddamn it, you didn't ask
You didn't ask to come here
So you curse your own mother
For the day that you were born
It's all been a trick
A little sleight of hand
Like the clowns in the circus
Who tells a story but no one understands
So you disappear into the solitude
And you go into the shadows
Of a life full of rain
With no dry spot to stand
There's a blue-eyed world
That said it once loved you
But that was in your youth
Such a long, long time ago
As the days went by
With your pride walking beside you
Pride you could not swallow
And refused to let go
So here you are
Stuck in a world of your own ego
A world where there's no rumors
Of other lost souls who've turned into ghosts
And float sadly through the evening
And you thought you were exempt
From a life full of rain, a life full of rain
That's coming down on your shoulders
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John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

About “A Life Full of Rain” by John Mellencamp

Read the complete lyrics to "A Life Full of Rain" by John Mellencamp from the album "Strictly a One-Eyed Jack" in 2022. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"A Life Full of Rain" is credited to John Mellencamp. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A Life Full of Rain" appears on "Strictly a One-Eyed Jack" in 2022.

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