Escrita por Mark Knopfler, foi gravada entre junho e agosto de 1980 e lançada no disco Making movies, o terceiro da banda. .Foi produzida por Jimmy Iovine e Mark Knopfler. Mark Knopfler tocou guitarra e cantou. John Illsley tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Pick Withers tocou bateria e fez backing vocals. Roy Bittan tocou teclado.
A letra:
The
sky is crying, the streets are full of tears
Rain come down, wash
away my fears
And all this writing on the wall
Oh, I can read
between the lines
Rain come down, forgive this dirty
town
Rain come down, and give this dirty town
A drink of water,
a drink of wine
If I been hard on you, I never chose to
be
I never wanted no one else
I tried my best to be somebody
you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
As you'd sleep, I'd think my heart
would break in two
I'd kiss your cheek, I'd stop myself from
waking you
But in the dark you'd speak my name
You'd say, "Baby
what's wrong?"
Oh, here I am baby, I'm coming back for
more
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
Yes, and
if my love's in vain, how come my love is so strong?
If I been hard on you, I never chose to
be
I never wanted no one else
And I tried my best to be
somebody you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed
to
Supposed to be
Now you and me go parallel together and
apart
And you keep your perfect distance and it's tearing at my
heart
Did you never feel the distance
You never tried to cross
no line
'Cause it's another dirty river and
another dirty scar
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't
know where you are
So far from home, don't you think of me some
time
If I been hard on you, I never chose to
be
I never wanted no one else
I tried my best to be somebody
you'd be close to
Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
Well, sky is crying, see the streets
are full of tears
Rain come down, wash away my fears
And all
this writing on the wall
Oh, I can read between the lines
A versão do Dire Straits:
