water dries

I know this man
he works for the state
he tends to the land
with a shovel and a rake, and he
works in the sunshine
but sometimes
the raindrops they fall on his head
now me, I'd be cussing and crying
and wishing I was dead
but he pays it no never mind
he just leaves the rain behind
he says:

          water dries
          the skies, they clear
          water flies
          into the atmosphere
          water dries
          it ain't no crime
          everything changes
          with the passing of time