You'd like to know my name,
But you don't know me.
You can see my face,
But you can't see me.
You may be pretty, girl...
You have to be.
Beyond your pretty face
There's nothing left to see.

I don't need your kind
Of love at all.
Take my picture
Off your wall.

Mama you taught me that hatred
Was a bad thing to do,
That I should turn it away 
With a smile and an I love you.
On and off the stage you won
So many a heart,
But when you left this world
That was just one time I hated the part.

Lots of love has been lost.
Lots of song has been gained,
But I ain't singing for fortune, Mama,
No and I ain't singing for fame...

I've been just
Trying to get out of the rain.

Maybe no one would know just who I am
Even if I'd become a star,
But no one seems to hear you at all, man,
Just the way that you are.
I've been standing outside in the rain
For much too long.
I've been dealing in pain,
You know, it's just another name for a song.

Lots of love has been lost.
Lots of song has been gained,
But I ain't singing for fortune, Mama,
No and I ain't singing for fame...

I've been just
Trying to get out of the rain.

Love's when you're being made to growing old and wise
And far beyond what the eyes can see.
It's for all of your cries, before and after one dies
And no, you can't get love for free.
It ain't part time scattered showers for the nows
Or 'Hey baby, let's make a deal.'
It's more than written words and spoken vows
And it's got to be thundering real.

Lots of love has been lost.
Lots of song has been gained,
But I ain't singing for fortune, Mama,
No and I ain't singing for fame...

I've been just
Trying to get out of the rain.

I am not your pencil
So please don't wear me down.
You're the one who says, "I am your friend",
But funny, I've never seen you around.
Sorry to dispose of you,
But I've finally cracked your code...
See, there's a virus going 'round
And you've got it, I am told.

Lots of love has been lost.
Lots of song has been gained,
But I ain't singing for fortune, Mama,
No and I ain't singing for fame...

I've been just
Trying to get out of the rain.

Wish you were here to see
All of my dreams come true.
Wish you were here, Mama,
When they've all fallen through.
Wish that hatred would die
And no one had to cry.
Wish that every "hello" 
Never had a "goodbye".

Lots of love has been lost.
Lots of song has been gained,
But I ain't singing for fortune, Mama,
No and I ain't singing for fame...

I've been just
Trying to get out of the rain.

I've been just
Trying to get out of the rain.