Hooray for all your principles Hooray for all your shade Hooray for reprehensible Hooray, I wish you'd stayed Despite the dates and plans we made The rules you broke and things you said You've gone and left the bed unmade I miss the way you'd rain on my parade You're best when it's a festival You're best when it's a race You're best when you're the best of all You left without a trace You laughed at my missteps and stains And talked about yourself again And what you want and who you blame If just once more you'd rain on my parade Talk about worlds you've never seen Talk about dreams you've never dreamed Talk about words you've never screamed, no Talk about who you need to be Talk about what you mean to me, no Of all the hungry mouths to feed The loudest mouth was me You left the royal family You fucked the royal we The worst of days you served and slayed The toughest of the roughest trade When wandering be not afraid I miss the way you rain on my parade Now that your final card's been played You've left behind your cavalcade When wandering be not afraid I love the way, I love the way, I love the way You rain on my parade