He's standing out on a dusty plain Been so long since he felt the rain And everything' dry like a bone He lifts his gaze to the empty sky He kicks the ground, the endless dry Been waiting for rain for so long He says Can you hear the calling Hear the rumble Can you feel it in the air Across the mountains 'Cross the ridges It's comin' in I swear And the rivers will run And the healing time begun When The Rain Comes Down Uh Oh Oh He's near the point When the hope is gone She watches him as he struggles on It's never easy out here on the farm And the children ask "Mum is dad OK? Why don't the troubles just go away?" As she gathers them close in her arms And she says Can you hear the calling Hear the rumble Can you feel it in the air Across the mountains 'cross the ridges It's comin' in I swear And the rivers will run And the healing time begun When The Rain Comes Down Uh Oh Oh When The Rain Comes Down There'll be dancing' in the rain And singing' on the plain And thunder rolling 'cross the sky There'll be lightning cutting loose And pounding on the roof When the heavens open up tonight Can you hear the calling Hear the rumble Can you feel it in the air Across the mountains 'cross the ridges It's comin' in I swear And the rivers will run And the healing time begun When The Rain Comes Down Uh Oh Oh When The Rain Comes Down The rain tumbles down