I watched her mouth the words through the glass As the rain it flooded the under pass And the light from the restaurant hit her face in a way That made me wish that she would stay And her make-up ran in a little black river Over pores and years and loves withered I'm a simple man but I know this much Joy in a woman is as good as her touch. I'm a faulted man, I've lied and I've stolen Felt the heaviness of guilt and the loneliness of withholding Know a good woman can't change all in this heart But by hell or high water it's a pretty good start. Rain Rain won't wash this away Cos a storm won't rise when you're caught in the eye Came down this road with nowhere to go But rain won't wash this away Made a new life it was simple and small Days would pass and no-one would call But at night I'd lay and I'd pray That all that had brought me here Might fall away There's no rose petals scattered over this bed No fifty red roses to lay down your head Oh for the time I wished that you said Come on home man home to my bed Rain Rain won't wash this away Cos a storm won't rise when you're caught in the eye Came down this road with nowhere to go But rain won't wash this away.