I drove right past the place
Never noticed it was gone
Hurried in the house
On that cold september morn
Just sat down in my chair
When the telephone rang
He said there'd been a fire
They'd lost everything
In the tennessee rain
Oh, oh, oh
Tennessee rain
Oh, oh, oh
I turned in his drive
I saw him down on his knees
After all the years he'd struggled
Just making ends meet
Then he raised his head to heaven
Tears rolling down his face
And thanked god above for keeping them safe
I ain't never felt that kinda pain
Oh, but right there in those ashes, I changed
In the tennessee rain
Oh, oh, oh
Tennessee rain
Oh, oh, oh
Now there's a box on my front porch
From a family down the way
No, they don't have much
But they're giving just the same
I was living life's length
I forgot 'bout it's width
Till that tennessee rain came fallin' down
Tennessee rain oh, oh, oh
Tennessee rain oh, oh, oh
Tennessee rain
Tennesse rain
