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Rain

Release date: 4th November 2016

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About This Track

"Rain" is a track by Common, from the album Black America Again, released 4th November 2016. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Common

Common

Lyrics

Rain

[Intro: John Legend]

The wind against my face, tells me that I must go

Can't stay around too long before my tracks gonna catch me

When they do, I've got to be somewhere in LA

So I can look at the sun and get my thinking done

And if it's gonna rain tomorrow, let it rain

[Verse 1: John Legend]

The last note I sang was in Beaver Falls, PA

At some old and shabby bar, I never knew the name

But I knew I couldn't work there, 'cause to follow my dreams

They tell me find that place, find that place

[Hook: John Legend]

And if it's gonna rain tomorrow, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

[Verse 2: John Legend]

Deep in my destination, trying to find my destination

With LA so far away and I'm soaking cold today

Constantly it's on my mind

I'm only halfway there, I'm not caring how much frustration

Oh, I've got to cross this nation

[Hook: John Legend]

And if it's gonna rain tomorrow, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

[Verse 3: Common]

As the rain falls down from the heavens

Think of how far I came since '87

Took my hustle and made it a weapon

I was always told "in the pain there's a blessing"

Mistakes that I made, they mirrored the lessons

Talking with God, I asked clearer questions

Dear Lord, is this what I'm destined for?

If so? Then what am I stressing for?

We tight, then why can't I let it go?

Everything gon' be alright, it's more than a metaphor

Let it rain cause it's ancestral

Cleanse my heart so they can see the best in you

Let it rain and come down visceral

For those no longer here in the physical

Let it rain cause it's like tears from you

Just like the rain, I'll do what I'm here to do

Let it rain, I know that it's purposeful

So it can service you and return to you

Let it rain, let the rain surround me

And never drown me, I was lost when it found me

Now in a dream is where I'll be

Imperial reign came down to crown me

Now in a dream is where I'll be

Imperial reign came down to crown me

Imperial reign came down to crown me

Now in a dream, a dream is where I'll be

[Hook: John Legend]

And if it's gonna rain tomorrow, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

Let it rain, let it rain

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Track details

From Black America Again

2016
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Black America Again
Black America Again
Common
Release year
2016
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  2. —A Moment in the Sun Interlude
  3. —Home
  4. —Little Chicago Boy
  5. —On a Whim Interlude
  6. —Pyramids
  7. —Red Wine
  8. —Word from Moe Luv Interlude
  9. —Letter to the Free
  10. —Unfamiliar
  11. —The Day Women Took Over
  12. —Rain
  13. —A Bigger Picture Called Free
  14. —Joy and Peace

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Production & Engineering

Writer
Common, John Legend, Karriem Riggins
Producer
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Assistant Mixing Engineer
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Concertmaster
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Conductor
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Mastering Engineer
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Piano
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