Rainy Day Man Songtext
von Harry Belafonte

What good is that happy lie?
All you wanted from the start was to cry, girl
It looks like another fall
Your friends don′t seem to help at all
Now when you're feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man

It does you no good to pretend
You′ve made a hole much too big to mend
And it looks like you lose, my friend
So go home and look up your rainy day man

Our rainy day man don't like sunshine
He don't chase no rainbows
He don′t need good times
Grey days roll and then you′ll see him
I said, "Empty feeling
Lord, how you need him?"


All those noble thoughts they don't belong
You can′t hide the truth with a happy song
And since you knew where you stood all along
Just call on your rainy day man

Rainy day man
Oh, won't you look up your rainy day man
Rainy day man, ooh-ooh
Look up your rainy day man

Now simple pleasures, they all evade you
Store-bought treasures, Lord none can save you now
Look for signs to ease the pain
I said, "Ask again, go on and pray for rain"

It looks like another fall
Your friends don′t seem to help at all
Now, when you're feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man

Rainy day man
Oh, won′t you look up your rainy day man
Rainy day man, ooh-ooh
Look up your rainy day man

Rainy day man
Oh, won't you look up, look up, look up, look up
Look up your rainy day man


Rainy day man, oh-oh
Won't you just look up your rainy day man
Rainy day man, rainy day man