The Rain Came Down
by Steve Earle

tabbed by Matellmon

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THE OLD MAN LOADED UP EVERYTHING THAT HE OWNED
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IN WAGON AND HEADED OUT WEST
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THE OLD WOMAN FEARLESS TO FACE THE UNKNOWN 
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CAUSE SHE FIGURED HE KNEW WHAT WAS BEST

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AND THEY SETTLED DOWN HARD ON A GOVERNMENT GRANT
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WITH 6 MOUTHS TO FEED AND 40 ACRES TO PLANT

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AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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LIKE AN ANGEL SENT DOWN FROM ABOVE
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AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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WELL ONCE IT STARTS THERE AIN'T NEVER ENOUGH

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FALL TURNED TO WINTER AND ANOTHER YEAR GONE
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OVER AND OVER AGAIN
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SOME TOOK THEIR LIVES FROM THE LAND AND MOVED ON
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SOME STAYED ON TO PLOW IT BACK IN

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AND THE GOOD LORD GIVITH AND HE TAKETH AWAY
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AND THE RESTLESS SHALL GO AND THE FAITHFUL SHALL STAY


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AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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LIKE AN ANGEL SENT DOWN FROM ABOVE
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AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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WELL ONCE IT STARTS THERE AIN'T NEVER ENOUGH

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WELL MY GRANDFATHER DIED IN THE ROOM HE WAS BORN IN
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TWENTY THREE SUMMERS AGO
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BUT I COULD HAVE SWORN HE WAS BESIDE ME THIS MORNING
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WHEN THE SHERIFF SHOWED UP AT MY DOOR

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SO DON'T YOU COME AROUND HERE WITH YOUR AUCTIONEEER MAN
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CAUSE YOU CAN HAVE THE MACHINES BUT YOU AINT TAKEN MY LAND


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AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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LIKE AN ANGEL SENT DOWN FROM ABOVE
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AND THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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WELL ONCE IT STARTS THERE AIN'T NEVER ENOUGH