Heavy Rain

• Heavy Rain
  Posted by John Voorpostel on 04 Jun, 2026 20:03
• This is a simple round but took a long time to craft this lyric around it....
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbog6JSHN8E
  
  
  Heavy Rain
  ©2026 John Voorpostel
  
  Rode the river flowing down to the coast
  First time I stowed away on a boat
  Had to get out before life could sink me
  Hiding awhile here in Corpus Christi
  
  Got a mind to be a stevedore
  Enough cargo going by
  Texas hurricane is headed for shore
  I wasn't looking to be caught outside (but I’m)
  
  Standing here out in a heavy rain
  I'm caught out in a hurricane
  Took my chances with a weathervane
  Now I'm standing in a heavy rain
  
  Wife and kids are with a better man
  Won't be sending any money home
  Grabbing cash however I can
  I’m better off if nobody knows (that I’m
  
  Standing here out in a heavy rain
  I'm caught out in a hurricane
  Took my chances with a weathervane
  Now I'm standing in a heavy rain
  
  I never said I was a gambling man
  Though every now and again I am
  When someone’s out to own your flesh by the pound
  Ain't nobody gonna stay around (so I’m)
  
  Standing here out in a heavy rain
  I'm caught out in a hurricane
  Took my chances with a weathervane
  Now I'm standing in a heavy rain
  
  Standing here out in a heavy rain
  I'm caught out in a hurricane
  Took my chances with a weathervane
  Now I'm standing in a heavy rain
  
  
  
  
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by billdraper on 06 Jun, 2026 00:46
• Good writing and sing John V. Makes me think of folkie riding the rails…but such a great twist!
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by John Voorpostel on 06 Jun, 2026 08:27
• Thank you Bill and the kind words at Youtube...this one seems to have struck a nice chord...
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by ChrisPrice on 07 Jun, 2026 18:11
• I always have respect for someone who plays an acoustic guitar and sings. No fancy production here, just an honest song and nicely done. If was to suggest anything I'd say it would benefit from a shift somewhere midway. Otherwise I love this..proper music.
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by John Voorpostel on 11 Jun, 2026 13:27
• Sorry I let this slide it seems...been focused elsewhere...
  
  Thanks for the nice words Chris...not sure where to go....wrote it as a simple round that started and ended in different places but lead to that one hit on the root and Heavy Rain chorus ending.
  
  Neat thing about your own song is that things can always change.
  
  Thank you for the suggestion
  
  
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