. daredevils and circus freaks .
a long time ago
in a travelling circus show
a trapeze artist fell in love
with a bearded lady named alice
head over heels
and ass over elbows
why he fell so hard
i guess only he knows
every night he'd take a dare
a triple flip high in the air
and every night he landed
he hoped she was there
then one night in baton rouge
over a crowd of shouts and boos
he calmly lit a cigarette
and told them to take away the net
he offered her everything
a shaving kit and a diamond ring
said he'd give her every day
but she turned him away
she said things were wrong
like a rainbow in a sad song
the two worlds could never meet
between daredevils and circus freaks
every night he took a dark
a triple flip high in the air
when he missed the bar
he hoped she'd be there
that night in baton rouge
she shrugged when she heard the news
"things like that happen every day
it's a bad idea to take the net away"
in a travelling circus show
a trapeze artist fell in love
with a bearded lady named alice
head over heels
and ass over elbows
why he fell so hard
i guess only he knows
every night he'd take a dare
a triple flip high in the air
and every night he landed
he hoped she was there
then one night in baton rouge
over a crowd of shouts and boos
he calmly lit a cigarette
and told them to take away the net
he offered her everything
a shaving kit and a diamond ring
said he'd give her every day
but she turned him away
she said things were wrong
like a rainbow in a sad song
the two worlds could never meet
between daredevils and circus freaks
every night he took a dark
a triple flip high in the air
when he missed the bar
he hoped she'd be there
that night in baton rouge
she shrugged when she heard the news
"things like that happen every day
it's a bad idea to take the net away"