Im No Stranger

"I'M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN"

Keith Whitley

written by Sonny Curtis/Ron Hellard

Also performed by Joe Diffie on _Keith_Whitley_:_A_Tribute_Album_

1st verse:

I'm no stranger to the rain

I'm a friend of thunder

Friend, is it any wonder lightning strikes me

I've fought with the devil

Got down on his level

But I never gave in, so he gave up on me

2nd verse:

I'm no stranger to the rain

I can spot bad weather

And I'm good at finding shelter in a downpour

I've been sacrificed by brothers

Crucified by lovers

But through it all I withstood the pain

I'm no stranger to the rain

But when I get that foggy feeling

When I'm feeling down

If I don't keep my head up, I may drown

But it's hard to keep believing

I'll even come out even

While the rain beats your hope in the ground

And the night is really coming down

3rd verse:

I'm no stranger to the rain

But there'll always be tomorrow

And I'll beg, steal, or borrow a little sunshine

And I'll put this cloud behind me

That's how the man designed me

To ride the wind and dance in a hurricane

I'm no stranger to the rain

Oh no, I'm no stranger to the rain

(solo)

(repeat first three lines of 1st verse,

last five lines of 3rd verse)