Cold Rain

Midnight in Oakdale, her legs are achin' her neck is stiff
She trudges home from her 23rd straight double shift
He snores on the sofa, table scuffed up from his heels
She spies the bottle, it's as empty as she feels
A mound of smoked cigarettes
High as their pile of debts
and she's gotta clean the mess
Ain't a wife supposed to?

There's a Cold Rain falling now
Like a truth that might keep her awake
Just a Cold Rain falling down
On a tired dream that's getting washed away

She thought she married the boy most likely to succeed
Seems like in no time they had a pair of mouths to feed
When did he buckle? When did he cross that limit line?
She can't remember, but her hopes have missed her a long, long time
And it don't matter now
Who stood up and who fell down
'Cause she'll say a vow's a vow
Ain't a wife supposed to?

There's a Cold Rain falling now
Stings her face and lets the tears run free
Just a Cold Rain falling down
And it just won't let her be

Wondrin' if she'll have to make
That hard decision to break up a family
Or start believing love will find a way

'Till then the Cold Rain keeps falling down
It's saying there ain't no way to choose
Between a stormy, frightening now
And a future far away from cold, cold and rainy blues.