I heard some news this mornin' that the river is on the rise And If you don't know how to swim you better know how to fly But I didn't listen got a mind of my own So I crawled out on the edge of the limb And waited for the ragin' storm Rain oh rain stop fallin' down on me I'm losin' my grip and I'm startin' to slip away Rain oh rain please stop fallin' down I can't swim and I can't fly I'm afraid that I might drown I saw a man in the mirror that I've never seen before Looked and talked an awful lot like me Said I tried to warn you But you never heard a word I said And now you're gonna have a price to pay You're startin' to fade away Rain oh rain stop fallin' down on me I'm losin' my grip and I'm startin' to slip away Rain oh rain please stop fallin' down I can't swim and I can't fly I'm afraid that I might drown Sometimes it's hard for a man to realize That everything that you tried to do don't always turn out right And I'm feelin' kind of weak and mighty cold I feel like I've been bought and I've been sold And the storm is ragin' deep inside my soul And I'm feelin' alone I heard some news this mornin' that the river is on the rise If you don't know how to swim you better know how to fly But I didn't listen got a mind of my own So I crawled out on the edge of the limb And waited for the ragin' storm Rain oh rain stop fallin' down on me I'm losin' my grip and I'm startin' to slip away Rain, oh, rain please stop fallin' down I can't swim and I can't fly I'm afraid that I might drown