Don't blame it on the rain, I know we'll meet again Funny that I never knew your name, don't blame it on the rain I saw you by the river that dirty afternoon You said you were a stranger and had left your lonely room I was in a hurry to cross the border line Rage to see you there again in twenty-four hours time Don't blame it on the rain, I know we'll meet again Funny that I never knew your name, don't blame it on the rain Stormy clouds were heavy as I hurried through the park I couldn't bear the thought of you waiting in the dark The riverbank was lonely with not a soul in sight I searched around the town for every hour of the night Don't blame it on the rain, I know we'll meet again Funny that I never knew your name, don't blame it on the rain Paper said you phoned yourself to a watery grave If only we had stopped to talk, your life I might have saved Now I will be crying for that stranger I once met But the tears of life have no meaning for me yet Don't blame it on the rain, I know we'll meet again Funny that I never knew your name, don't blame it on the rain Don't blame it on the rain, I know we'll meet again