The Show Must Go On (feat. Sylvana Joyce & the Moment & C. Robert Smith)

Ben was a strugglin' mason when young
Breakin' his back, layin' bricks
I drove by as he knocked out his foreman one day
I told him that I'd teach him some tricks
If you could believe his first night in the ring
He came out as stiff as a tank
For thirty years he was my soldier of choice
And we both rode his strength to the bank

But sometimes you take one for the team
Lions fast so the cubs can eat
You know as I do
We all lament the same old song
That youth is wasted on the young
The deal's the same for everyone
If you don't show, the show must go on

We owe it to future generations
You know it deep down in your heart
We created something mighty special here
And Ben is proud to be playin' his part

Because sometimes you take one for the team
Lions fast so the cubs can eat
You know as I do
We all lament the same old song
That youth is wasted on the young
The deal's the same for everyone
If you don't show, the show must go on

Because sometimes you take one for the team
Lions fast so the cubs can eat
You know - Yes, you do
That's why you're turnin' black and blue
You hate to admit it, that it's true

That we all lament the same old song
That youth is wasted on the young
The deal's the same for everyone
If you don't show, the show -
We all lament the same old song
That youth is wasted on the young
The deal's the same for everyone
If you don't show, the show must go on