Pray For Rain

by Cody Johnson

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Intro - repeats once after each verse

Verse

When I was five years old

Lookin'

through the window

pane,

There was debt growin' in the fields,

Every y

ear it was the s

ame,

There was burnt up corn,

Livin' i

n a dust

y haze,

And daddy'd say good night s

on, I love you,

And pray for r

ain.

Verse 2

Well, it was about mid-July when d

addy's pride

sank,

He told my momma, he was g

oin' to the b

ank,

He put on his Sunday's best, but it d

idn't hide his

pain,

The banker said take the money son,

But you b

etter, pray for

rain.

Verse 3

Well there's no clouds to hide the sun,

And there's no w

aters in the c

reeks,

And there's a fear in the congregation,

Every S

unday when we

meet,

That the devil's found West Texas

And h

e may never l

eave,

The preacher gives his sermon,

Says

pay your tithes and pray for r

ain.

Verse 4

Now my daddy's land is mine,

And

times sure ain't the

same,

The blacktop's taken over,

There's no

room to grow the g

rain,

And now the man down at the bank

Well he don'

t understand my

pain,

Cause he don't have to lay his head down every ni

ght,

And pray for rai

n.

Verse 5

When I was five years old

Lookin'

through the window

pane,

There was debt growin' in the fields,

Every y

ear it was the s

ame,

There was burnt up corn,

Livin' i

n a dust

y haze,

And daddy'd say good night s

on, I love you,

And pray for r

ain.

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