“Can’t Get Outta The Rain” isn’t a true “Thriller” era song, however it was included on the 2022 “Thriller” album as it was the B-Side of “The Girl Is Mine.” It was also released in 2005 on the US version of “The Essential Michael Jackson.” The song originates from the song “You Can’t Win,” which Michael recored and performed in the 1978 movie “The Wiz.” Four years later “Part 2” of that song was created. Michael repeatedly sings the line “Can’t get outta the game” and the vocals were overdubbed, resulting in “Can’t Get Outta the Rain.” The melody and lyrics (except for the word “rain”) are identical to “You Can’t Win.” Despite the tight similarities, Michael and Quincy Jones are credited as the song’s composers, and not Charlie Smalls who was the sole composer of “You Can’t Win.”
A-Hoooooo!
You can’t get outta the rain now! Ah!
No, no… you can’t get outta the rain!
Alright… you can’t get outta the rain
You know you can’t get outta the rain
Get outta the rain
Get outta the rain
Alright… (tchu tchu tchu)
Get outta the rain
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Yeah!
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Get outta the rain
It’s alright, alright! Alright… now!
Yeah! Yeah! No, oooh, yeah, you know that I can’t
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Uuuuh! Uh uh! Uh, uh, uuuh!
You can’t get outta the rain
But it’s, but it’s, but it’s alright
Alright!! Alright! Alright!
Get outta the rain!
Yeah!
NO, yeah! Get outta the rain!
I can’t… get outta the game!
Ah, hee! Uuh uuh!
Get outta the rain!
Alright!
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Aaah, aaah…
Get outta the rain!
It’s alright, alright!
Yeah, yeah, no, oh, yeah you know that I can’t!
uuh, uuh, uuh, uuh, uuuuh!
Can’t get outta the rain!
But it’s, but it’s, but it’s alright
Alright!! Alright! Alright!
Get outta the rain!
Get outta the rain!
A-Hoooooo!
You can’t get outta the rain now! Ah!
No, no… you can’t get outta the rain!
Alright… you can’t get outta the rain
You know you can’t get outta the rain
Get outta the rain
Get outta the rain
Alright… (tchu tchu tchu)
Get outta the rain
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Yeah!
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Get outta the rain
It’s alright, alright! Alright… now!
Yeah! Yeah! No, oooh, yeah, you know that I can’t
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Uuuuh! Uh uh! Uh, uh, uuuh!
You can’t get outta the rain
But it’s, but it’s, but it’s alright
Alright!! Alright! Alright!
Get outta the rain!
Yeah!
NO, yeah! Get outta the rain!
I can’t… get outta the game!
Ah, hee! Uuh uuh!
Get outta the rain!
Alright!
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
(du ru du, du ru du, du du du)
Aaah, aaah…
Get outta the rain!
It’s alright, alright!
Yeah, yeah, no, oh, yeah you know that I can’t!
uuh, uuh, uuh, uuh, uuuuh!
Can’t get outta the rain!
But it’s, but it’s, but it’s alright
Alright!! Alright! Alright!
Get outta the rain!
Get outta the rain!
