The Ringmaster

The lights go up The clowns tumble in Painted on faces And blue collar grins The elephants Lined up in a row Won't somebody stop the show The ringmaster leads A hit parade Lions and 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 and lace He kept it in A special place He kept it safe He kept it sound Swore upon a bible It would never be found. I couldn't believe I couldn't unwind I couldn't get the ringmaster Out of my mind There's a man on the floor He 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 light Don't leave me here Alone tonight I can't believe I can't recall To a little child He was ten feet tall But in my mind It was the end Of everything That I pretend Was innocent And pure you see That ringmaster He took from me There's a man on the floor He can't take anymore There's a man on the floor He couldn't take anymore Won't somebody stop the show