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The Circus Lyrics by Terra Spencer

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[Verse 1]
\nCotton candy sticky fingers
\nFryer grease and smoke that lingers
\nIn my wig and costume clothes
\nNightmare paint, a bright red nose
\nA tiny town, the pouring rain
\nThe monkeys pick fleas from the mane
\nOf a lion who has lost his fight
\nTo noise and heat and firelight
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nIn the ring, I am a clown
\nWe bring the circus into town
\nAnd tumble round like acrobats
\nFor ticket stubs and coins in hats
\nWhere are the crowds? They skip the show
\nAnd listen to the radio
\nThey don't bother coming down
\nWhen the circus comes to town
\n
\n[Verse 2]
\nThe chorus girls, they twirl and dance
\nThe frayed lace of their underpants
\nI made myself some grander plans
\nSwallowed swords and sleights of hand
\nA magic man cuts me in half
\nTo "oohs" and "aahs" and doubtful laughs
\nAnd every morning, crack of dawn
\nThe wheels turn and we move on
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nAnd in the ring, I am a clown
\nWe bring the circus into town
\nAnd tumble round like acrobats
\nFor ticket stubs and coins in hats
\nWhere are the crowds? They skip the show
\nAnd listen to the radio
\nThey don't bother coming down
\nWhen the circus comes to town
\n
\n[Instrumental Break]
\n
\n[Verse 3]
\nAt noon, I'll share my sandwiches
\nWith elephants and ostriches
\nAnd I think about my precious kids
\nPacking their own school lunches
\nI daydream of a different tent
\nThe summer evenings that we spent
\nAt Rissers Beach laid side by side
\nThrough nylon walls, the roaring tide
\n
\n[Chorus]
\nIn the ring, I am a clown
\nWe bring the circus into town
\nAnd tumble round like acrobats
\nFor ticket stubs and coins in hats
\nWhere are the crowds? They skip the show
\nAnd listen to the radio
\nNo, they don't bother coming down
\nWhen the circus comes to town
\nNo, they don't bother coming down
\nWhen the circus comes to town\n\n
Credits
Terra Spencer

Terra Spencer

About “The Circus” by Terra Spencer

Read the complete lyrics to "The Circus" by Terra Spencer from the album "Old News". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country.

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"The Circus" appears on "Old News".

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