He takes the pain with his coffee   Stirs up his memory   On the streets where he wants to be   Mixing up a remedy   He lights up a cigarette   One thing he ain't quittin' yet   He leans on the launderette   Trusts no one he's ever met      Yeah, the sun don't shine for me      Addiction is gradual   Love is a chemical   God is habitual   Pain is desirable      Yeah, the sun don't shine   And the rain it don't mind   Yeah, the sun don't shine for me....   For me      I'm not the one to tell you lies   I don't mean to glamorize.   It'll knock you right down to size   Don't need it to make me wise      Yeah, the sun don't shine   And the rain it don't mind   Yeah, the sun don't shine for me....   For me      You really got me going   Through my veins the blood is flowing   You really had me going   Though my veins the blood is flowing