[Instrumental Intro] [Pedal steel introduces the melody over gently swinging acoustic guitar. Piano, bass, and drums settle into a relaxed country shuffle.] [Verse 1] There’s a pair of fishing poles Still tied down in the truck; You were halfway to the screen door When that first big raindrop struck. Then you hung your hat beside mine, With a little knowing grin; Said, “Well, there goes the fishing.” I said, “Let that rain begin.” [Chorus] Let the rain take its time, We’ve got all afternoon; Pull that quilt a little closer, Let that tin roof keep the tune. We can watch the lake turn silver, Let the blue sky stay away; Let the rain take its time— I could love you here all day. [Instrumental Turnaround] [Telecaster answers the vocal melody; pedal steel sustains into the next verse.] [Verse 2] You pulled on that old sweatshirt That you never did give back; Came and sat down close beside me, With your feet tucked in my lap. You were tracing out our initials In the mist upon the pane; I was thinking we should come here When they call for rain again. [Chorus] Let the rain take its time, We’ve got all afternoon; Pull that quilt a little closer, Let that tin roof keep the tune. We can watch the lake turn silver, Let the blue sky stay away; Let the rain take its time— I could love you here all day. [Instrumental Interlude] [Eight-bar fiddle and Telecaster exchange. Piano adds gentle fills while pedal steel supports the melody.] [Bridge] [Drums soften; acoustic guitar and piano remain beneath the vocal.] At the first break in the weather, You got up and closed the blind; Said, “I think that lake can wait, boy. Let the sunshine take its time.” [Final Chorus] [Full band returns gently; close country harmonies support the final four lines.] Let the rain take its time, We’ve got all afternoon; Pull that quilt a little closer, Let that tin roof keep the tune. We can watch the lake turn silver, Let the blue sky stay away; Let the rain take its time— I could love you here all day. [Outro] [Drums fall away; acoustic guitar and steel remain.] Those two fishing poles can wait there, We can try another day. Let the rain take its time… I could love you here all day. [Instrumental Ending] [Pedal steel reprises the chorus melody. Piano and fiddle resolve softly on E.] © 2026 Redneck Muslim. All rights reserved.
