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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop The Rain




"Who'll Stop the Rain" is a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival for their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. Backed with "Travelin' Band", it was one of three double-sided singles from that album to reach the top five on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and the first of two to reach the No. 2 spot on the American charts, alongside "Lookin' Out My Back Door". In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 188 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.





Lyrics


As long as I remember

The rain's been comin' down

Clouds of mystery pourin'

Confusion on the ground


Good men through the ages

Tryin' to find the sun

And I wonder, still I wonder

Who'll stop the rain


I went down Virginia

Seekin' shelter from the storm

Caught up in the fable

I watched the tower grow


Five year plans and new deals

Wrapped in golden chains

And I wonder, still I wonder

Who'll stop the rain?


Heard the singers playin'

How we cheered for more

The crowd then rushed together

Tryin' to keep warm


Still the rain kept pourin'

Fallin' on my ears

And I wonder, still I wonder

Who'll stop the rain?



Songwriters: Glenn Gregory / Ian Marsh / Martyn Ware

Who'll Stop the Rain lyrics © BMG Rights Management


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