(3x)
I hear the seven deadly sins and the terrible twins came to call on you
You had no more volunteers, so you got profiteers for to help you out
The bigger they are baby, the harder they fall on you
Well with friends like that babe, good friends you had to do without,
And you were always the sam e, you pe rsevere, on the same old pleas ure gr ound
And now they've taken the chains and the gears from off the old merry-go-round,
Oh and it never rains aroun d her e, it j ust c omes po uring down
It never rains around here, it just comes pouring down. (Au Pont)
(au 2e couplet)
Pont :
Now your new Romeo, he was just a gigol o, when he let you dow n,
See the faster the are babe, the faster they get out of town
Leaving make up sta ins and t he tears of a clown ,
And it never rains aroun d he re, it jus t comes pouri ng down
Oh you w ere just a rollercoaster memor y,
I don't kn ow wh y I was even passing thro ugh,
In the shadow of the Wheel of Fortune you're busy trying to clear your name,
See we could have been major contenders, we never got no money no breaks
And he's just a-standing in the shadows and you smile that come-on smile
I saw you make a da te wi th de stin y,
when he came around here askin g aft er y ou
You say, "I may be guilty yeah, that may be true,
but I'd be lying if I said I was to blame"
You got a list of all the major offenders,
you got a list of all their major mistakes.
Oh and I can still hear you say as clear as the day,
"I'd like to make it worth your while."
Ah 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 r emains of t he years spent doing the roun ds
And it never rains aroun d he re, it jus t comes pouri ng down
Now y ou know what they say about beg gars,
you can't complain about the rules,
Now y ou know what t hey s ay ab out begga rs,
you know who's the first to blame his t ools