Not a Drop of Rain

[Verse 1]

Streets are almost empty, the shops are all closed down

There's not a soul left in the bar to tell my troubles to

Think I'll walk down to the river that heads just south of town

And I hate like hell when there ain't nothin' left to do

But stand beneath the river bridge and listen for the train

It's been a long, hot summer, not a drop of rain

[Verse 2]

I broke down in December, headed for the coast

I thought the wind and water would elevate my mind

I surfaced in the springtime feeling like a ghost

Missing more than ever the things I left behind

Now I'm standing on this riverbank and still cannot explain

It's been a long, hot summer, not a drop of rain

[Verse 3]

My bag is full of letters, unopened and unread

I'm sure they'd tell the story of worry and of form

My heart is beating heavy with all we left unsaid

I swear to you, I never meant you any harm

But sacrifice and compromise could never stand the strain

It's been a long, hot summer, not a drop of rain

[Verse 4]

Tonight I'll close my eyes again, try to see your face

Listen for your voice to tell me it's all right to sleep

Convince myself I'll wake up in another time and place

Knowing all the while it's a promise I can't keep

A string of broken promises, another link of chain

It's been a long, hot summer, not a drop of rain

[Verse 5]

The children on the playground, the lovers in the shade

Remind me of a life and time that feels more like a dream

When the sound of love and laughter was the music that we played

As we lay beside the waters of a never-ending stream

Now the stream has gone into hiding, the dream lives on in vain

It's been a long, hot summer, not a drop of rain

[Verse 6]

The clouds are building slowly on the skyline to the east

The wind and dust are dancing like the devil 'cross the lake

I could try to find a bottle or try to find a priest

Salvation won't be traveling either road I take

So I'll turn my collar to the wind that echoes this refrain

It's been a long, hot summer, not a drop of rain