Cover art for The Rain by Will Smith

The Rain

Nov. 16, 19991 viewer

The Rain Lyrics

[Intro: Will Smith]
Yeah, uh, uh, uh
I can't feel the rain, what, what?
Uh, we 'bout to do it like

[Chorus: Jill Scott & Will Smith]
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it (Uh, can't feel the rain)
Feel it comin' over me

[Verse 1: Will Smith]
The rain gon' come through the window, pain gon' come
Black, white, rich, poor, it's the same old drum
Rainy days like the war, use wisdom as a weapon
Hold your head up, dry your clothes and keep steppin'
Let the children feel the rain, 'cause if they feel the rain
From the wetness, they stand to gain
I came into the game, it felt like the middle of June
Music was warm, artists, like flowers, they bloom
Then boom, I shook the room, many felt the thunder
My time to shine, did it like summer
I wondered if the sun would shine forever
Pops said, "Rain gon' come," to him I said, "Never"

Cheddar in the genes, face on screens
Got a Benz with a sheen, but what did it all mean?
I earned money and burned money, credit cards smokin'
Platinum, Grammys, famous, but still broken
Not havin' cash put me in check, yo

The road to the riches is slippery when wet
Amongst the fog is where you truly find yourself
Ever since then, the rain I never felt, deal with it
[Chorus: Jill Scott & Will Smith]
The little rain drops fallin' down on me (Uh)
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it (Can't feel the rain)
Feel it comin' over me (Uh-uh, can't feel the rain)
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me (What, what, what?)

[Verse 2: Will Smith]
At age seventeen, the worst pain, a hurricane
Her first name still kind as the rain
Vowed to never let nobody ever get me wet
Lest we forget, love is a four season concept
Many say the rain they can't stand
Never let the weather determine the man
God has a plan, from it I never ran
Follow my heart through the storm, my umbrella in hand
I'm Noah, life's my ark
Forty days and forty nights, still can't take my heart
Seen the fallen man to dope and liquor brands
The devil'll dance to make it rain, bringin' the pain
Walk through the puddles of struggle on flooded streets
Soakin' wet, but mastered the art of peace
Through grey skies, I grew wise, on bended knee I knelt
Since then, the rain I never felt, what's with it?
[Chorus: Jill Scott & Will Smith]
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it (Uh, can't feel the rain)
Feel it comin' over me (Uh-uh, can't feel the rain)
The little rain drops fallin' down on me (Woo)
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it (Uh-uh, uh-uh)
Feel it comin' over me

[Verse 3: Will Smith]
Sometimes I sit in my room, stuff on my mind, stress
Can't rest, so I open the blinds
See kids in the streets, runnin' around
It wasn't touchin' 'em, but the rain was comin' down
I wondered how, with my mouth wide
Reminisce of the key, I said I wanna go outside
In the rain, to see if the same would happen to me
'Bout that time, God started rappin' to me
He said "Pain is the mother of change
The rain must flow so the seeds of joy might grow
Don't be afraid, find shelter in me
The road to greatness, through the valley of adversity"
I felt the light as He proceeded to drop the gem
"These little children, the world we must receive like them"
I just smiled, and thanked Him for the cards He dealt
And since then, the rain I never felt, what's with it?
[Chorus: Jill Scott, Jill Scott & Kids, Kids]
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me (The rain)
The little rain drops fallin' down on me (Fallin' down on me)
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it, feel it
Feel it comin' over me
The little rain drops fallin' down on me
But I can't seem to feel it

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