You say, "I may be guilty yeah that may be true
Leaving make up stains
And all you've got to give him
Of the years spent doing the rounds
Is the use of your side-show tent
Oh, and it never rains around here
It just comes pouring down
And the tears of a clown
Now you know what they say about beggars
The faster they get out of town
With his hand up smothering your screams
You persevere on the same old pleasure ground
You got a list of all their major mistakes
You're busy trying to clear your name
Good friends you had to do without
The harder they fall on you
It just comes pouring down
Yes and he's smile that come-on smile
And it never rains around here
You had no more volunteers
I don't know why I was even passing through
Oh, and it never rains around here
And leave laying bleeding on the ground
So you got profiteers for to help you out
Well, you know what they are about beggars
See we could have been major contenders
Now you and your Romeo
And he screws you down in Tin Pan Alley
You screw people over on the way up
The bigger they are baby
It just comes pouring down
And you you're always the same
We never got no money no breaks
"I'd like to make it worth your while"
Oh, but it's sad reminder
Well, with friends like that baby
Was just a gigolo when he let you down
You know who's the first to blame his tools
See the faster they are babe
Yes and that's all that remains
Oh, I can still hear you say as clear as the day
You got a list of all the major offenders
In the shadow of the Wheel Of Fortune
And now they've taken the chains
And he's just standing in the shadows
And he takes you out in Vaudeville Valley
Oh, you were just a roller coaster memory
Well, it just comes pouring down
But I'd be lying if I said I was to blame"
You never gave a damn about who you pick up
Because you thought that you were never coming down
And the gears from off your merry-go-round
Yes and it never rains around here
When your organ grinder has to come to you for rent
I saw you making a date with Destiny
You can't complain about the rules
When he came around here asking after you
