Escrita por Dewey Bunnell, foi lançada em 19 de setembro de 1972 no compacto que tinha Saturn nights como Lado B. Depois saiu no LP Homecoming em 15 de novembro de 1972 no disco Homecoming.
Chegou ao número 8 nos charts pop americanos e número 43 nos charts britânicos.
A canção fala de uma purple rain, que anos depois seria usada por Prince.
A letra:
Chewing
on a piece of grass
Walking down the road
Tell me, how long you
gonna stay here Joe?
Some people say this town don't look good in
snow
You don't care, I know
Ventura Highway, in the
sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Than
moonshine
You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is
blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight
there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air,
in the air
Wishin' on a falling
star
Waitchin' for the early train
Sorry boy, but I've been hit
by a purple rain
Aw, come on Joe, you can always change your
name
Thanks a lot son, just the same
Ventura Highway in the
sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Than
moonshine
You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is
blowin' through your hair
And the days surround you daylight
there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air
In
the air
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