The speaker is heartbroken after a lover has left them for a "brand new start." They ask the rain to tell their ex that they still love her and to make her heart glow for the speaker again. The rhythm of the falling rain tells the speaker what a fool they've been and they wish to be left alone to cry in vain over the loss of their love.

1. T
H
E Rhythm
C
A
S
of the
C
A
D
rain
E

2. Listen to the rhythm
of the falling rain
Telling me just what
a
fool I've been

3. I wish that it would go
and let me
cry in vain
And let me
be alone AGAIN

4. The only girl I care about
has gone
AWAY
Looking for a brand
NEW START

5. But little does she know
That when she left that
DAY

6. Along with
her
she took
my

7. Rain please tell me
now does that
seem fair
For her to
steal my heart
away when
she don't care

8. I can't love
another when
my hearts
somewhere far
away

9. The only girl I care about
has gone
AWAY
Looking for a brand
NEW START

10. But little does she know
That when she left that
DAY

11. Along with
her
she took
my

13. Rain won't you tell her
that I love her so
Please ask the sun
to set her heart aglow

14. Rain in her
start to gro
heart and let
the love
we knew

15. Listen to the rhythm
of the falling rain
Telling me just what
a
fool I've been

16. I wish that
it would go
and let me
cry in
VAIN

17. And let
me be
ALONE AGAIN

18. Oh, listen
to the
falling rain
Pitter
pater,
pitter pater