It Never Rains
I hear the seven deadly sinsAnd the terrible twins came to call on youThe bigger they are babyThe harder they fall on youAnd you you're always the sameYou persevere on the same old pleasure groundOh and it never rains around hereIt just comes pouring down
You had no more volunteersSo you got profiteers for to help you outWell, with friends like that babeGood friends you had to do withoutAnd now they've taken the chains and the gearsFrom off your merry-go-roundOh and it never rains around hereIt just comes pouring down
And your new RomeoWas just a gigolo when he let you downSee the faster they are babeThe faster they get out of townLeaving makeup stains and the tears of a clownYes and it never rains around hereIt just comes pouring down
Oh you were just a roller coaster memoryI don't know why I was even passing throughI saw you making a date with destinyYeah, they came around here asking after youIn the shadow of the wheel of fortuneYou're busy trying to clear your nameYou say "I may be guilty yeah that may be true"But I'd be lying if I said I was to blame"See we could have been major contendersWe never got no money no breaksYou've got a list of all the major offendersYou got a list of all their major mistakesAnd he's just standing in the shadowsYes and you smile that come-on smileOh I can still hear you say as clear as the day"I'd like to make it worth your while"
Oh, but it's a sad reminderWhen your organ grinder has to come to you for rentAnd all you've got to give himIs the use of your side-show tentYes, and that's all that remains of the yearsSpent doing the roundsAnd it never rains around hereWell it just comes pouring down
Now you know what they say about beggarsYou can't complain about the rulesYou know what they say about beggarsYou know who's the first to blame his toolsYou never gave a damn about who you pick upAnd leave laying bleeding on the groundYou screw people over on the way upBecause you thought that you were never coming downAnd he takes you out in Vaudeville ValleyWith his hand up smothering your screamsAnd he screws you down in Tin Pan AlleyIn the city of a billion dreams