Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
1978 - From "I Can't Stand the Rain/Be Yourself" single, #18 USA chart, #5 UK chart
[Ann Peebles/Don Bryant/Bernard "Bernie" Miller]
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I can't stand the rain against my window
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Bringing back sweet memories
I can't stand the rain 'gainst my window
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'Cause he's not here with me
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Hey window pane, do you remember
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How sweet it used to be
[Bridge 1]
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when we were together?
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Everything was so grand, yes it was
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Now that we've parted
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And there's one sound that I just can't stand the rain
[Verse 2]
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Against my window
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Bringing back sweet memories
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I can't stand the rain
[Interlude]
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[Bridge 2]
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Alone with the pillow
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Where his head used to lay, yeah
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I know you've got some sweet memories
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But like a window, you ain't got nothin' to say
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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I can't stand the rain against my window
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Bringing back sweet memories, hey
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I can't stand the rain, ooh
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Against my window, oh no no
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'Cause he's not here with me, uh
[Bridge 3]
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Alone with the pillow, uh, uh
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Where his head used to lay, yeah
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I know you've got some sweet memories
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But like a window, you ain't got nothin' to say
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Hey, hey, uh, uh
[Interlude]
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[Outro]
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I can't, I can't, I can't, can't stand the rain
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I can't, I can't, I can't, can't stand the rain
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I can't, I can't, I can't, can't stand the rain
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I can't, I can't, I can't, can't stand the rain
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I can't, I can't, I can't, can't stand the rain