Not A Drop Of Rain By Robert Earl Keen Jr. (Mammy did a perfect job, I just hate playing Bb and F) Capo 3 D Streets are almost empty, the shops are all closed down F#m
There's not a soul left in the park to tell my troubles to Bm Think I'll walk down to the river that runs just south of town G I hate like hell when there ain't nothin' left to do D A Bm A G But stand beneath the river bridge and listen for the train Bm A D It's been a long hot summer, not a drop of rain When I broke down into simpler, I headed for the coast I thought the wind and water would elevate my mind I surfaced in the springtime feelin' like a ghost Missin' more than ever the things I left behind Now I'm standin' on this river bank and still cannot explain It's been a long hot summer, not a drop of rain My bag is full of letters, unopened and unread I'm sure they tell the story of worry and reform My heart is beatin' heavy with all we left unsaid I swear to you I never meant you any harm The sacrifice and compromise can never stand the strain It's been a long hot summer, not a drop of rain Tonight I close my eyes again and try to see your face Listen for your voice to tell me it's alright to sleep Convince myself I'll wake up in another time and place Knowin' all the while it's a promise I can't keep String of broken promises, another link of chain It's been a long hot summer, not a drop of rain The children on the playground, the lovers in the shade Remind me of a life and time that feel more like a dream Where the sound of love and laughter was the music that we played As we laid beside the waters of the never ending stream Now the stream is gone to hiding, the dream lives on in vain It's been a long hot summer, not a drop of rain The clouds are building slowly on the skyline to the east The wind and dust are dancin' like the devil 'cross the lane I could try to find the bottle, or try to find a priest Salvation won't be travelin' either road I take So I turn my collar to the wind that echoes this refrain It's been a long hot summer, not a drop of rain