It Never Rains

[Verse 1]

I hear the Seven Deadly Sins and the Terrible Twins

Came to call on you

The bigger they are, baby

The harder they fall on you

And you, you're always the same you persevere

On the same old pleasure ground

[Refrain]

Oh, and it never rains around here

It just comes pouring down

[Verse 2]

You had no more volunteers, so you got profiteers

For to help you out

Well, with friends like that, babe

Good friends you had to do without

And now they've taken the chains and the gears

From off the ol' merry-go-round

[Refrain]

Oh, and it never rains around here

It just comes pouring down

[Verse 3]

Now, your new Romeo was just a gigolo

When he let you down

See, the faster they are, babe

The faster they get out of town

They're leaving make up stains

And the tears of a clown

[Refrain]

Yes, and it never rains around here

It just comes pouring down

[Bridge]

Oh, you were just a roller coaster memory

I don't know why I was even passing through

Saw you making a date with Destiny

When he came around here asking after you

In the shadow of the Wheel of Fortune

You're busy trying to clear your name

You 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 contenders

We never got no money, no breaks

You've got a list of all the major offenders

You got a list of all their major mistakes"

And he just standing in the shadows

Yes and he smile that "come on" smile

Oh 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 reminder when your organ grinder

Has to come to you for the rent

And all you've got to give him

Is the use of your side-show tent

Yes, and that's all that remains of the years

Spent doing the rounds

[Refrain]

And it never rains around here

Well, it just comes pouring down

[Outro]

Now you know what they say about beggars, babe

You can't complain about the rules

And you know what they say about beggars

You know who's the first to blame his tools

You never gave a damn about-a who you pick up

And leave-a layin' bleedin' on the ground

You screw people over on your way up

Because you thought that you were never coming down

And he'll take you out in Vaudeville Valley

With his hand up smothering your screams

And he'll screw you down in Tin Pan Alley

In the city of a billion dreams, get out

[Instrumental Outro]