Scratch my back with a lightning bolt
Thunder rolls like a bass drum note
The sound of the weather is Heaven's ragtime band
We all fell down fromthe Milky Way
Hangin' round here till Judgment Day
Heaven only knowswho's in command

Barefoot children in the rain
Got no need toexplain
We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain
It's always understood bythose who play the game
Barefoot children in the rain

Show me yoursand I'll show you mine
Take me back to days full of monkeyshines
Bouncin' on a bubble full of trouble in the summer sun
Keep your raftfrom the riverboat
Fiction over fact always has my vote
And wrinklesonly go where the smiles have been

Barefoot children in the rain
Gotno need to explain
We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain
It's alwaysunderstood by those who play the game
Barefoot children in the rain
Lala la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la
Barefoot children in the rain

Scratch my back with a lightning bolt
Thunder rolls like a bass drum note
The sound of the weather is Heaven'sragtime band
The sky turns blue and the sun appears
But the question'sstill what are we doin' here
I don't think the answer's close at hand

Barefoot children in the rain
Got no need to explain
We'd beswingin' on a ball and chain
It's always understood by those who play thegame
Barefoot children in the rain
In the rain
In the rain