Not a Drop of Rain
By Robert Earl Keen

I had no luck finding tabs, chords or lyrics for this song anywhere on the web, 
so I decided to do it myself.  In my opinion, it's one of REK's best.

Enjoy,
CW

C
Streets are almost empty, the shops are all closed down
	Em
There's	not a soul left in the park to tell my troubles to
		Am		
Think I'll	walk down to the river that heads just south of town
	F
I	hate like I've to marry nothin left to do (I can't figure this out)	
	C			G
But	stand beneath the	river bridge
	Am		F
And	listen for the	train
	C
It's	been a long hot summer
G		C
Not a drop of	rain

I broke down in December
Headed for the coast
I thought the wind and water
Would elevate my mind
I surfaced in the springtime
Feeling like a ghost
Missing more than ever
The things I left behind
Now I'm standing on this riverbank
And still cannot explain
It's been a long hot summer
Not a drop of rain

My bag is full of letters
Unopened and unread
I'm sure they tell a story
Of worry and reform
My heart is beating heavy
With all we left unsaid
I swear to you I never
Meant you any harm
Sacrifice and compromise
Could never stand the strain
Its been a long hot summer
Not a drop of rain

Tonight I'll close my eyes again
And try to see your face
Listen for your voice to tell me
It's alright to sleep
Convince myself I'll wake up
In another time and place
Knowin all the while that it's a
Promise I can't keep
String of broken promises
Another link of chain
Its been a long hot summer
Not a drop of rain

Children on the playground
Lovers in the shade
Remind me of life and time
That feels more like a dream
As we lay beside the waters of
The music that we play
We lay beside the waters of a
Never ending stream
The stream is gone to hiding
The dream lives on in vain
Its been a long hot summer
Not a drop of rain

Clouds are forming slowly in the
Skyline to the east
The wind and dust are dancing
Like the devil 'cross the lake
We could try to find a bottle
Or try to find a priest
Salvation won't be traveling
Either road I take
So I've turned my collar to the wind
That echoes this refrain
Its been a long hot summer
Not a drop of rain