If it keep on rainin'
Without you there's no meanin'
The levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin'
I ain't ready to unload
Put on your evening dress
Few more years of hard work
Behind the next bend in the road
Put on your cat clothes, mama
I see all that I am an'
I tried to get you to love me
Butter and eggs in my bed
And all I hope to be
I forget, I was ever blue
And this is the thanks I get
Only the Lord could make
If it keep on rainin'
Both night and day
I ain't ready to unload
If it keep on rainin'
The levee gonna break
Well, I worked on the levee, mama
Of all they can take
And I threw my clothes away
The levee gonna break
Some people on the road
Some of these people gonna strip you
And now I'm good as new
Carryin' everything they own
The levee gonna break
Come back, baby
The levee gonna break
Then there'll be a 1,000 years of happiness
Some people still sleepin'
If it keep on rainin'
Some people got barely enough skin
Come back, baby
If it keep on rainin'
Unless I want 'em to
I see nobody other than me
And this is the thanks I get
I forget, I was ever blue
And now I'm as good as new
The levee gonna break
If it keep on rainin'
You say, you want me to quit ya
Which road to take
The levee gonna break
Say, we'll never more 'part
I picked you up from the gutter
The levee gonna break
I got to the river
Say, we'll never more 'part
The levee gonna break
To cover their bones
Put on your evening dress
To even raise my head
The levee gonna break
I see nobody other than me
Butter and eggs in my bed
Plenty of cheap stuff out there
With no brain or heart
I worked on the levee, mama
The levee gonna break
Still around that you take
Everybody sayin' this is a day
I woke up this morning
I paid my time
I told ya, 'No, not just yet'
They can't take me back
I woke up this morning
I can't stop here
If it keep on rainin'
Don't be a stranger
Riches and salvation can be waiting
I look in your eyes
I picked you up from the gutter
Put on your cat clothes, mama
I ain't got enough room
Well, I look in your eyes
I can't stop here
If it keep on rainin'
When I'm with you
Carryin' everything that they own
Some of these people don't know
Some people on the road
But I won't repeat that mistake
I paid my time
If it keep on rainin'
In anything I do
When I'm with you
If it keep on rainin'
Both night and day
