There's a holy cloud Rolling through the city Yeah, threatening to rain Said "I've come to rust the iron of your locomotive train The rails you're riding on my friend will take you nowhere fast And when you arrive at nowhere, with your future turned to pass You'll realize the track must end before you reach the Western shore Then you'll wish the rails had stopped you, You'll wish the rails had stopped you there before Waiting on rain Cause I've been down Waiting on rain Rain gonna come Rain on me now You say that turning trains to rust Is such an ugly thing to do But I love myself no more than I love you If you can take these iron wheels and turn them into rust You'll know the God that sent us, is a God that you can trust And you'll realize the track extends beyond the Western shore And we'll ride the rails to freedom, we'll ride the rails to freedom through that storm Waiting on rain Cause I've been down Waiting on rain Rain gonna come Rain on me now Rain gonna come Rain on me now It's gonna come Rain on me now