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I Hope It Rains At My Funeral
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I Hope It Rains At My Funeral was released on November 14, 1995 by Mercury Records as a part of the album Tom T. Hall - Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher
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Release DateNovember 14, 1995
LabelMercury Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM136

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Kennedy
Jerry Kennedy
Producer

Lyrics

A man with forty acres plowed and planted
Can't send no fourteen-year-old boy to no school
The only thing I learned in the years I worked on my daddy's farm
Was "Son, you better get them crops in when it turns cool"
In the magazines, I saw the naked women
I heard about the drinking and the bars
If my daddy could've caught me, he'd've killed me
He said, "You might run, boy, but you ain't gonna get far"
I hit town, or you might say that it hit me
Next morning, there were things I knew more about
The woman who had taken me in said, "Country boy, you're alright"
The same way I turned her on, she turned me out
The first law I broke, right away, they got me
I helped them build the country roads for a while
They fed me two times a day and knocked me down about four
For thirty days, I didn't even crack a smile
I met a nice girl and she said I was her baby
She let me go and would never tell me why
I learned what it means to be somebody's baby
They let you lie in your bed by yourself and cry
The miles were good, but the mileage is turning my hair gray
I've met some people that knew me and call me friend
Ain't no sense in wanting my life to live over
I'd find different ways to make those mistakes again
So let me say this: I never tried to hurt anybody
Though I guess there's a few that I still couldn't look in the eye
If I've got one wish, I hope it rains at my funeral
For once, I'd like to be the only one dry
Written by: Tom T. Hall
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