I never thought I'd say it
but it's hard to hate the rain in California
The air is cold and blurry as it presses
the pine needles to your car
Tumbleweeds roll through the shopping malls
and parking lots of supermarkets
Everyone is inside watching movies on their TVs staying warm
The street outside is flashing underneath
infrequent bursts of glaring headlights
Moving like a glacier or careening
like a drunkard towards the trees
Flick my shitty lighter and pull smoke
from the one-hitter on the doorstep
Blow into the fog and listen
to the paradiddles on the lеaves

When it's gone thе air will clear
and we'll have so much more to see
The stores will be filled up
with people trying to buy their groceries

For now I'm standing in the moonlight
wondering when will this all be over?
I'm wondering if it really doesn't matter
what I do or what I say
I'm wondering if the neighborhood coyotes
found a good place to take cover
And if it's gonna be another fourteen months
before it really rains

When it's gone the air will clear
and we'll have so much more to see
The construction will continue
and the power tools will screech

And cars will cram the street
And that's just fine with me
'Cause I will stay with you
Not do a single thing all day with you
And hunker down after the storm is through

Perfect lazy days where all you need is me
and all I need is you
Perfect chatty days where all you need is me
and all I need is you
Perfect rainy days where all you need is me
and all I need is you
Perfect lazy days where all you need is me
and all I need is you
You