Save a Little For Rain

I'm a penny pinch now,
Stack my bread, so we're fed,
Maybe we'll be rich one day,
But until then, yeah, until then,

{Chorus 1}
He told me, Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
So I'll tell you the same,
'Cause it can fall down real soon,

{Verse 1}
He said, You're privileged, son, this is a test,
You got a job, yeah boy, you are so blessed,
He said, God is good, so make sure that you tithe, (You know that he's good) [3x],
It's only ten percent, and he gave you this life,
I said, Dad I know, but man I work so hard,
And it's funny how the building fund,
Well, it always turns to cars,
So I'll rather give my money to someone who needs it,
In other words, keep it,

{Chorus 2}
He told me, Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
So I'll tell you the same,
'Cause it can fall down real soon,
He told me, Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
You better put some away,
Don't ball out too soon,

{Verse 2}
See, I just paid, I gotta get some jeans,
Gonna fill my tank, and drive to New Orleans,
Go down on Bourbon Street, it's time to celebrate, (Gonna get some wine, raise it in the sky, toast it to The Life)
Get a tuna steak, and sip a little champagne,
He said, Don't race your ride as soon as you get the keys,
'Cause many things you want are not what you need,
And I know you don't wanna work when you are my age,
So here's a lesson from my page,

{Chorus 3}
He told me, Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
So I'll tell you the same,
'Cause it can fall down real soon,
He told me, Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
So I'll tell you the same, I'll tell you the same,
'Cause it can fall down real soon,

{Breakdown}
He said, You don't wanna spend it all on a diamond chain,
For a pretty thang, no, or a bigger place, no,
You better save it, just in case, yeah,

{Bridge}
See, you can shine so bright like the face of a diamond,
But you look so hard that you can't see the chains,
And you played your part, you say, "Look at what I've done",
So you're fortunate, but now you want some fame,
Where everybody knows your name,
Oh the fame, where everybody knows your name,

{Chorus 4}
Well I'll tell you Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
You better put some away,
Don't ball out too soon,
He told me, Save a little for rain,
Don't let it fall down on you,
So I'll tell you the same, I'll tell you the same,
'Cause it can fall down real soon,

Real soon,
Won't you save a little,
A little for rain.

© Erick Richardson
℗ Erick Richardson (BMI)