From the recording Sit and Watch it Rain / WAVE
Sit and Watch It Rain
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Musicians:
Jack Dunlap: Guitar, mandolin and lead vocals
Robert Mabe: Banjo and vocals
Alex Kimble: Bass and vocals
Mason Wright: Fiddle
Written and arranged by Jack Dunlap
Produced by Jack Dunlap, Robert Mabe and Will Shenk
Genres: Bluegrass, Folk, Americana
Sit and Watch it Rain is a classic heartbreak song. A man torn down by losing his love, he can only find peace and satisfaction when it’s raining. I also use rain as a metaphor for drinking, so this is also a song about how loneliness and desperation can lead to unhealthy habits and addiction.
Video:
The video was filmed by Jack Dunlap and Robert Mabe. It was filmed at an abandoned farm house at Capon Crossing Farm in Hampshire County, WV. Jack Dunlap, Robert Mabe, Alex Kimble and Mason Wright appear in the video.
Lyrics
If I sit and watch it rain I won’t think about the pain
You left here in my heart when you tore my world apart
You cheated and you lied and you left me feeling dried
All my hope has been drained so I’ll sit and watch it rain
It’s another sorry tale of a love that’s gone stale
I’m a victim so they say of a love she threw away
I’ll plan my great escape and it starts to take shape
When the rain begins to fall I don’t think of you at all
When the rain begins to fall I don’t think of you at all
See the Earth be made a new till the sun comes shining through
Till the sky turns to grey my world is in dismay
I don’t have to run away if I can sit and watch it rain