(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain
Uh.. uh.. uh, uh, uh
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

It's not that we gotta do what we do
It's what we know, so to me it ain't nuttin but bein [bad word] but
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

It doesn't have to be the way it is, you say it is
Just because for the past 20 years, every day it is
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

I wanna be able to walk out my front door
Without worryin [bad word] in conflict with the law, cause
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

If I follow Him, they'll follow me
And I'll speak life into the word that you can see
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

We get away with everyday [bad word]  but everyday [bad word] 
catches up to you and when it does you can't say [bad word] #33;
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

If I don't, you will, when I won't, you steal
What makes it feel like we gots to kill?
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

How many more lives must we lose?
How many more times must we choose to [bad word] these fools?
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

If it ain't broke, don't fix it
I gave it to you straight don't mix it twist it up on some slick [bad word] 
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

I don't have to talk to it any more
I don't have to walk to it any more, I'm out the door (SLAM)
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain
I wanna find peace with the Lord
I don't wanna find a beast with the sword, I can't afford to
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

When every day of my life
Is a constant fight between wrong and right
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

I thank you Lord for my life
Thank you Lord for keepin it loose when things got tight
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

Only I can stop the rain
Only I can stop the pain, yeahh
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain

Only I can stop, the rain, stop, the rain, yeahh - WHAT?
... GRRRR, only I (only I) can stop (can stop) the rain (the rain)
Only I can stop the rain, cause the rain falls on me
(singing) Now I know, only I, can stop the rain
Only I can stop the rain