About The Song

“Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970). The song topped the RPM 100 national singles chart in Canada in March 1971. The song’s lyrics describe a person’s feelings of uncertainty and doubt in the face of an impending storm, with the chorus asking the titular question, “Have you ever seen the rain?”. The song has been covered by many artists and has been used in various movies and TV shows. The official audio of the song on YouTube has over 200 million views as of February 2024.

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Lyrics

Someone told me long ago
There’s a calm before the storm
I know, it’s been coming for some time
When it’s over, so they say
It’ll rain a sunny day
I know, shining down like water

I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Coming down on a sunny day

Yesterday, and days before
Sun is cold and rain is hard
I know, been that way for all my time
‘Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow
I know, it can’t stop, I wonder

I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Coming down on a sunny day

Yeah!

I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
Coming down on a sunny day