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A Showman’s Life Lyrics by Jesse Winchester

A Touch on the Rainy Side

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A showman's life is a smokey bar
And the fevered chase of a tiny star
It's a hotel room and a lonely wife
From what I've seen of a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
A boy will dream as children do
Of a great white way 'til the dream comes true
And a phoney smile in a colored light
And that's all it's to a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part, mmm
Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part, yeah
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Jesse Winchester

Jesse Winchester

About “A Showman’s Life” by Jesse Winchester

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