Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR - 1971
Lyrics

Someone told me long ago
There's a calm
Before the storm
I know
And it's been comin' for some time

When it's over, so they say
It'll rain a sunny day
I know
Shinin' down like water

I want to know
Have you ever seen
The rain?
I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day

Yesterday and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know been that way
For all my time

'Till forever on it goes
Through the circle fast and slow
I know and it can't stop
I wonder

I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain?
Comin' down on a sunny day
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This is John Fogerty's take on the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band. The line, "I want to know -- have you ever seen the rain comin' down on a sunny day?" refers to Tom leaving while CCR was at its commercial zenith. The flip side of this single, "Hey Tonight," is John reassuring the band that all would go well despite the adversity.

Tom Fogerty left the group in early 1971, after this album was released. He released three solo albums before dying of tuberculosis in 1990. A fourth album, completed in 1988, was released posthumously.


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