I've bin out on the street
Some rough and ready beat
Bin kept by downtown ladies on the game
Got hooked up once on shame
A regular ball and chain
Oh yes I've bin out when the sun turned grey
And, when it rains, it's all rain
When it rains, it's all rain
When it rains
Well I've bin down and broke
Just had to steal or choke
Bin kept on peanuts by the government
A shook up crazy kid
No matter what he did
He got the feeling that he did it all in vain
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Well it seemed to get much easier
And I got up off the ground
Took myself to town and better things
But it's funny how you see no end when
You don't know the score
Never know what better times are for
Some rough and ready beat
Bin kept by downtown ladies on the game
Got hooked up once on shame
A regular ball and chain
Oh yes I've bin out when the sun turned grey
And, when it rains, it's all rain
When it rains, it's all rain
When it rains
Well I've bin down and broke
Just had to steal or choke
Bin kept on peanuts by the government
A shook up crazy kid
No matter what he did
He got the feeling that he did it all in vain
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Well it seemed to get much easier
And I got up off the ground
Took myself to town and better things
But it's funny how you see no end when
You don't know the score
Never know what better times are for