I Wish It Would Rain

Turning tricks on
SunsetTwenty bucks a pop
Some out of town ol businessman or an undercover cop
Im living with the virus flowing way down in my veins
Oh oh, I wish it would rain
I know youve heard my story
Or seen me on the street
Just another cracker gigolo
Dressed up like trick or treat
Now you may want to judge me
Or treat me with disdain
Oh oh, I wish it would rain
Memphis, Texas,
Houston, Tennessee
Man Im just so turned around
I dont know where
I want to be
This California desert is driving me insane
Oh, I wish it would rain
So Ive squandered my resistance
Taking any kind of drug
Oh Id smoke or shoot or eat it,
Id drink it from a jug
And I offer no excuses for your sympathies to gain
Oh oh, I wish it would rain
Everybody knows me as the kid
Ive made it seven years and still
I dont know how
I didI come from a long line of live and love in vain
Oh, I wish it would rain
Well Ive prayed to
Mother Mary
Ive even seen a priest
When the angels come to get me
I know Ill be released
Ill leave this mean ol desert bound for
Memphis on that train
Oh oh, I wish it would rain
Oh oh, I wish it would rain