Damn this lump in my throat Damn this hole in my coat Damn this rain that just won't quit Damn the sorry waste of it Damn the truth, and damn these lies Damn that look behind your eyes Damn this day, damn this night Goddamn this losing fight There ain't no boat, there ain't no train To take us back the way we came Ain't no shelter from this hard rain The cure for the pain is the pain The cure for the pain is the pain It's not like you think it's gonna be Not like the movies that you see Ain't no soaring violins Just machines and medicines So bless these pills, bless these sheets Bless this food that you can't eat Bless the damned who walk these halls And god have mercy on us all There ain't no drug, there ain't no cure To make it like it was before Ain't no shelter from this hard rain The cure for the pain is the pain The cure for the pain is the pain