It Never Rains

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

Oh, and it never rains around here

It just comes pouring down

You had no more volunteers

So you got profiteers for to help you out

Well with friends like that, baby

Good friends you had to do without

And now they've taken the chains and the gears

From off of your merry-go-round

Oh, and it never rains around here

It just comes pouring down

And your new Romeo

Was just a gigalo when he let you down

See the faster they are, babe

The faster they get out of town

Leaving make up stains and the tears of a clown

Yes, and it never rains around here

It just comes pouring down

Oh, you were just a roller coaster memory

I don't know why I was even passing through

I saw you making a date with destiny

When he came around her asking after you

In the shadow of the wheel of fortune

You're busy tryin' 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's just standing in the shadows

Yes, and you 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

And it never rains around here

Well, it just comes pouring down

Now you know what they say about beggars

You can't complain about the rules

Well, you know what they say about beggars

You know who's the first the blame his tools

You never gave a damn about who you pick up

And leave laying, bleeding on the ground

You screw people over on your way up

You thought that you were never coming down

And he takes 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