Circus Girl

I work the high wire in the center ring

Defying gravity, that's my thing

Guess I never wanted no regular life

I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife

Some people tell me that I'm livin' their dream

But things in the circus ain't what they seem

Believe me darlin' it's a lonely world

It ain't easy for a circus girl

Nobody knows you when you come to town

You're somebody's hero or you're somebody's clown

And you hope like hell that it'll be enough

Cause you're nobody's baby when the sun comes up

Bridge: You can dazzle 'em with beauty

Make 'em laugh until they cry

You can give 'em the thrill of a lifetime

But they always say goodbye

It's just that sometimes I get so tired

Of goin' nowhere on that little wire

I'd like to plant my feet on solid ground

But God have mercy it's a long way down

So I climb that ladder right on up to the sky

I don't look down and I don't ask why

And just for a moment I'm on top of the world

Just for a moment I'm a circus girl