About The Song
Every Time It Rains (Lord Don’t It Pour) is a country song written by Charlie Craig and Keith Stegall. It was first recorded by George Strait and released as the second single from his album Right or Wrong in 1983. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and became Strait’s third consecutive number one single.
The song is a ballad about a man who is going through a rough patch in his life. He has lost his job, his wife has left him, and he is about to lose his home. The only thing that seems to be going right for him is his dog, but even he runs away one day.
The man is feeling down on his luck and he starts to wonder why everything bad seems to be happening to him. He sings, “Every time my ship comes in, a hurricane blows it out again.” He feels like he is jinxed and that nothing can ever go right for him.
The song reaches a climax when the man starts to pray. He asks God why he is having to go through so much pain. He sings, “Lord, don’t it pour.” He is asking God to give him a break and to let him have some good luck for a change.
The song ends with the man still feeling down on his luck, but he is starting to have a little bit of hope. He sings, “I know things will get better, they just can’t get worse.” He is starting to believe that things will eventually turn around for him.
“Every Time It Rains (Lord Don’t It Pour)” is a classic country song that tells the story of a man who is going through a tough time. The song is full of emotion and it is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever been through a difficult time.
George Strait is a country music singer and actor who has been active in the music industry since the early 1970s. He has released over 60 albums and has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Strait is one of the most successful country music artists of all time and he is known for his smooth, baritone voice and his traditional country music style.
“Every Time It Rains (Lord Don’t It Pour)” is one of Strait’s most popular songs and it is a classic example of his traditional country music style. The song is a ballad about a man who is going through a rough patch in his life and it is full of emotion. The song is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever been through a difficult time.
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… Every time my ship comes inMy sweet bird of paradise Flew the coop on me last night Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don’t it pourA hurricane blows it out again Stormy weather seems to hang around my door… I got a letter from the I.R.SThat machine’s made a bad mistake ‘Cause that’s more than this poor boy makes Oh, and every time it rains, Lord don’t it pourThey said, son, you’re in a hell of a mess Our computer shows you owe ten-thousand more… Every time it rains I just wash my carWhoa, oh, and every time it rains, Lord don’t it pourThe whole neighborhood goes swimmin’ in my front yard Well, my mother-in-law says she’s stayin’ three weeks more… Just got my car out of the shopI walked back to my Chevrolet But they towed that sucker away Whoa, oh, and every time it rains, Lord don’t it pourTwo blocks down the street it stopped I went to use the telephone at the grocery store… Every time it rains I just wash my carOh, and every time it rains, Lord don’t it pour Well, every time it rains, Lord don’t it pourThe whole neighborhood goes swimmin’ in my front yard Well, my mother-in-law says she’s stayin’ three weeks more