Patti Scialfa's album version
The night is falling under the vesper bells lonely chime
And I, I ain't nobody's valentine
But I ain't sorry for wanting the things that you cannot give
If you want me to walk away, give me something I can walk away with
Talk to me like the rain, baby
Talk to me like the rain
And I will lie here and listen
All of those promises they're held like tender dreams inside our hands
And they're all just waiting there for our command
I don't want to talk to no one, darling,
I don't want the sun to shine
I'll just lie inside this darkness, baby, until you are mine
Talk to me like the rain, baby
Talk to me like the rain
And I will lie here and listen
Yesterday's empires they are all vanishing
And without you those new worlds, darling, they don't mean a thing
Talk to me like the rain, baby
Talk to me like the rain
Talk to me like the rain, darling
Talk to me like the rain
And I will lie here and listen
TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN is a song written by Patti Scialfa and released on her 1993 album Rumble Doll. The above lyrics are for Patti Scialfa's album version of TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN as released in 1993.
Bruce Springsteen plays guitars and keyboards on the studio recording of TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN and is also credited for production assistance on the track.
Rumble Doll is a studio album by Patti Scialfa released on 13 Jul 1993 on Columbia Records. Produced by Mike Campbell, this was Scialfa's debut album. It features Bruce Springsteen on two tracks: BIG BLACK HEAVEN and TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN. He is also credited for additional production on both tracks.
Though Rumble Doll had largely been completed in 1991 and 1992, BIG BLACK HEAVEN and TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN were among the last finished, recorded around March 1993 at Thrill Hill Recording, Springsteen's home studio in Beverly Hills, CA.
As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen has never performed TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN live.
List of available versions of TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN on this website:
TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN [Patti Scialfa's album version]