"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:
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I'm no stranger to the rain
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I'm a friend of thunder
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Friend, is it any wonder lightning strikes me
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I've fought with the devil
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Got down on his level
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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
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I'm no stranger to the rain

Bridge:
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But when I get that foggy feeling
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When I'm feeling down
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If I don't keep my head up, I may drown
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But it's hard to keep believing
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I'll even come out even
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While the rain beats your hope in the ground
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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)