There is a small town in a southern state
Where folks go when they're trying to get away
Where there is no one around you to hear your heart break
When you're lonely

And years ago, you know, a man came here
He was running from a memory held dear
From a time when home seemed almost near
And things were better

And it's been so long now since we've seen a drop of rain
And our heads hang low, we're just looking for someone to blame

Well you can rob a man of his silver and his gold
And his body and mind, and his will to grow old
But she robbed him of his heart and left him in the cold
In the winter

But he wasn't clean himself, see, he took her lover's life
After the other man had gone and taken his wife
And it's a damn shame the stranger had to die
But he did

And it's been so long now since we've seen a drop of rain
And our heads hang low, we're just looking for someone to blame

Now the people came, and they hanged him long ago
And he's buried in a place where everybody knows
And the clouds are still even when the wind blows
But still no rain

And it's been so long now since we've seen a drop of rain
And our heads hang low, we're just looking for someone to blame
But it's been so long now since we've seen a drop of rain