Showboat

Album: Gathering (2017)
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  • 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 Writer/s: Joshua Benjamin Ritter
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Chris RitcheyMr Ritter, you were probably listening to Waylon and Willie singing about Lukenbach Texas since a bit of your melody comes from that song
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