springfield (dusty) - its going to rain today (music-hall) 1973
Bright before me the signs implore me
Help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (or "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today") is a song written by Randy Newman, and appears on his 1968 debut album Randy Newman, as well as The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 (2003) and all of Newman's official and bootleg live albums. It is one of his most covered songs.
Despite the many covers, it appears to have charted only twice, once in Canada in 1970 for Tom Northcott and in the UK in 1980 for UB40. The UB40 single was a double A-side with "My Way of Thinking" which was the first-named track and which received most of the radio airplay: however, the German single (which appeared later) had "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" as the A-side.
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon
In a sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Lonely, lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend
Bright before me the signs implore me
Help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
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