The Ringmaster

The lights go up Clowns tumble in Painted on faces And blue-collar grins The elephants line up in a row Won't somebody stop the show? The Ringmaster leads a hit parade Lions & tigers, provincial charade Angel pulls the puppet strings Above the lights in the middle ring When Daddy was a little boy He always hid his favorite toy A circus made of wood & lace He kept it in his special place He kept it safe & he kept it sound He swore upon a bible it would never be found I couldn't believe, I couldn't unwind Couldn't get the ringmaster out of my mind There's a man on the floor, Couldn't take any more There's a man on the floor, can't take anymore There's a man on the floor, he couldn't take anymore Won't somebody stop the show Turn out the day But not the night Don't leave me here alone tonight I can't believe I can't recall To a little child He was 10 feet tall In my mind it was the end Of everything that I pretend Was innocent & pure you see The ringmaster he took from me There's a man on the floor, couldn't take anymore There's a man on the floor, couldn't take anymore There's a man on the floor, he can't take anymore