Showboat - Josh Ritter

Every time it rains, it pours

I pray it rains just a little more on me

Cause I’m the guy who never cries

And I gotta keep my reputation clean

And here’s a helpful tip the rain

Administered in raindrops may

Help to hide the tears a little more

Which is why a guy who never cries

Looks up at the sky with hopeful eyes

Hoping when it finally rains it pours

I’m just a showboat

Won’t catch me crying, no

Won’t catch me showing any hurt

I’m just a showboat

Pretending I can stay afloat

Pretending I’m not sinking over her

Every time the sun goes down

I pray the sunlight takes the sound as well

Cause I’m the guy who never cries

And I gotta keep the pain all to myself

No light to see me shaking

No sound to hear me breaking

No sound to hear the teardrops hit the floor

Which is why a guy who never cries

Stays up all night with hopeful eyes

Hoping when it finally rains it pours

I’m just a showboat

Won’t catch me crying, no

Won’t catch me showing any hurt

I’m just a showboat

Pretending I can stay afloat

Pretending I’m not sinking over her

Every time I think of her

I wonder if she ever thinks of me

Out all night and running wild

The latest styles, the greatest company

With laughter, lights and drinking

Trying hard to keep from thinking

And seeking for what he is searching for

Which is why a guy who never cries

Looks up at the sky with desperate eyes

Hoping when it finally rains it pours

I’m just a showboat

Old king thunderbolt

Mister le bon temps rouler

The only dog in every fight

The only guy who Dyna might

The only guy who never cries

He’s never lonesome all the time

See him dancing up on tables

Shawnas, Lisas, Ethels, Mabels

Though he looks a little tired

One eye always pointed skyward

Waiting for a drop of rain

To fall and help to hide the pain

To fall and help to lift the boat

So he can think he’s still afloat

Pretending he ain’t sinking, no

Pretending he ain’t sinking over her

Pretending he ain’t sinking over her