Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Taylor
Acoustic Guitar
David Lasley
Background Vocals
Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals
Danny Kortchmar
Electric Guitar
Russell Kunkel
Drums
Steve Forman
Congas
Don Grolnick
Organ
Leland Sklar
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
Composer
Zachary Wiesner
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Asher
Producer
George Ybarra
Assistant Engineer
Lincoln Clapp
Assistant Engineer
Michael O'Reilly
Assistant Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Val Garay
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
What good is that happy lie?
All you wanted from the start was to cry, girl
It looks like another fall
Your friends, they don't seem to help at all
Now when you're feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man
It does you no good to pretend, child
You've made a hole much too big to mend
And it looks like you lose again, my friend
So go on home and look up your rainy day man
Now rainy day man don't like sunshine (sunshine)
He don't chase no rainbows
He don't need good times, no (good times)
Grey days rolling
Then you'll see him
I said empty feeling
Lord, now you need him
All those noble thoughts, they don't belong
Can't hide the truth with a happy song
And since you knew where you stood all along
Just call on your rainy day man
Now simple pleasures, they all evade you
Store-bought treasures, Lord, none can save you, no, now
Look for signs to ease the pain
I said ask again
Go on and pray for rain
It looks like another fall
Your friends, they don't seem to help at all
Now when you're feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man
All I'm asking just to look up your rainy day man
Writer(s): James V Taylor, Zachary Wiesner
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