Nothing Mysterious

[Verse 1]
Well I came home for Christmas but I was too late
All the presents were opened, only bones on the plate
Now you've heard about Christmas and the month of December
It can get so depressing but you've got to remember

[Chorus]
When the rain hits down like a hammer
When the cold wind rips through your life just like a dagger
When your car won't start and the bus won't stop
And you're stranded on Blue Avenue
It's nothing mysterious
It's nothing new

[Verse 2]
She came out from Missouri to the land of fast cars
Looking for validation, auditioning for parts
She paid with her beauty, her innocence slain
She took it so hard until someone explained

[Chorus]
When the rain hits down just like a hammer
And the cold wind rips through your life just like a dagger
When they break your heart, and they take you apart
Leave you lying on Blue Avenue
Well it's not like these things only happen to you
It's just traditional misery we all go through

[Bridge]
You're not alone
How could you have known
That it's nothing mysterious
It's nothing new

[Verse 3]
So we stumble our way Into the new year
With the usual confusion, oh but one thing is clear
It's all laughter and sadness and it's all televised
It just is what it is but it ain't no surprise

[Chorus]
When the rain hits down on you just like a hammer
When the cold wind rips through your life just like a dagger
When they break your heart, and they take you apart
Leave you lying on Blue Avenue
Well it's nothing mysterious
It's nothing new