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When The Circus Comes

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When The Circus Comes Lyrics

Could've had a chance to get out of this mess
The time that you came and the day that you left
I could've had a chance
I could've had a chance

Never thought I could make it this far
With a pain in my soul and a hole in my heart
I never thought I could
I never thought I could

But when the lights are turning 'round
The wheels are flowing on the ground
The day I burn this whole place down
When the circus comes to town

Carved your name out on that tree
Scratched mine out right in front of me
It didn't mean that much
It didn't mean that much

But when the lights are turning 'round
The wheels are flowing on the ground
The day I burn this whole place down
When the circus comes to town
When the circus...

Carved your name out on that tree
Scratched mine out right in front of me
It didn't mean that much
It didn't mean that much

But when the lights are turning 'round
The wheels are flowing on the ground
The day I burn this whole place down
When the circus comes to town
When the circus...

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namdam42 On Feb 01, 2002

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2002-02-01 04:43:30

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Cover art for When The Circus Comes lyrics by Phish

by subskin

24y ago

This is not a Phish song; this is a Los Lobos song that Phish covers occassionally.

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by saxguyty

21y ago

i love their version though.

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by brooklynfish

20y ago

I know that this is a cover, but I believe that they play it in referance to the "circus" that follows Phish to every city they play in. I always had fun guaging the reaction of awe struck locals when they see a phishy caravan coming into town. To them, it looks like a "circus" that takes over for a day or two and then leaves.

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