The Rains Came Down (1965) (Gram Parsons) Available on GP - The Early Years Box Set The rain came down And soaked the earth The mist in the meadows Of a noble birth The only fortune For a man runnin’ round Searchin’ But the rains came down The sound of the wind Has called me away Filled me with hope Of a free home someday The more I wander The more it resounds Searchin’ But the rains came down I travelled the byways The roads without end I followed a rainbow In search of a friend The more I’ve wished for The less I have found Searchin’ But the rains came down In my twenty-first summer I made up my mind To forget a fortune I never could find My hopes and my dreams Are soaked in the sod And on this hill I will meet my God The only fortune For a man runnin’ round Searchin’ But the rains came down The rains came down