A Showman's Life

A showman's life
Is a smokey bar
And the fever 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 the 'wiiine'
And the money
And the good times
There's no mention of
All the wear and tear
On an old honkey tonker's heart
Well, I mighta known it
But, nobody told me
About this part
A boy will dream
As children do
Of a great white way
Until the dream comes true
And a phony smile
In a coloured light
Is all there is
To a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
And the 'wiiiine'
And the money
And the good times
There's no mention of
All the wear and tear
On an old honkey tonker's heart
Well, I mighta known it
But, nobody told me
About this part
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the purty girls
And the 'wiiiine'
And the money
And the good times
There's no mention of
All the wear and tear
On an old honkey tonker's heart
Well, I mighta known it
But, nobody told me
About this part
Well I mighta known it
But, nobody told me
About this part