by Sam Phillips
from Martinis and Bikinis (1994)
MP3 no longer available for download
4.8 MB download; 4:11 running time)
written by Sam Phillips and T Bone Burnett
I went to the sun it was too hot
I went to the moon it was too cold
went to the mountain it was too young
went to the ocean it was too old
is it the same rain that falls on a holy man
is it the same rain that falls on a liar’s hand
is it the same rain that falls on me
I knew a man a refugee survival was his art
all that he held valuable he carried in his heart
is it the same rain that falls on the mountain’s face
is it the same rain that falls on the prison gate
is it the same rain that falls on me
all the money in the world all the power it can buy
will not take your voice away
cannot own what you hold inside
is it the same rain that falls on a poor man’s room
is it the same rain that falls on a rich man’s tomb
is it the same rain that falls on me
is it the same rain that falls on a raging sea
is it the same rain that falls on the hanging tree
is it the same rain that falls on me
Produced by T Bone Burnett
Personnel are not credited by song on the album, here’s my best guess:
Sam Phillips—vocals
T Bone Burnett—guitars
bass was either Colin Moulding or Jerry Scheff—I’m guessing it’s Moulding
drums are either Micky Curry or Steven Hodges—I think it was Hodges
probably Marc Ribot and David Mansfield—guitars
don’t know who did the strings, though Van Dyke Parks usually does at least some of her string arrangements