Upsidedown Circus World

step right up the circus man shouts
shoving a program into your mouth
last chance to see what few have witnessed before

freaks to keep the children frightened
people in back rows always fighting
perpetual war in an upsidedown circus world

tricks they play to get you involved
someone on a tightrope, the three rings revolve
take a deep breath and hope that he makes it across

in circles of flames a man eating knives
typical scenes from everyday lives
last chance to get lost in an upsidedown circus world

with the next act coming up
you buy a paper cup of beer but it's stale
tho the popcorn's never warm
in the swarm you lose an arm cause it's on sale

behind the scenes the loneliness
boredom turned into weariness
seen in the seams of the face of the trapeze girl

who sits on a swing and dangles a leg
the crowd shouts for more, the hungry are begging
to take off her clothes in an upsidedown circus world

they need a new victim, you climb in the cage
knowing that fame only comes with old age
it's time to get ready, the show will soon begin

pretend to smile tho the clowns are not funny
but it's the life and you had the money
to buy your way in to an upsidedown circus world

but you thought you got a rotten deal
when the lions were for real and alive
so they gave you another chance
but you said you never leaned to dance or how to drive

a bicycle with only one big wheel
fame never comes to some, you're beginning to feel
you're a failure in an upsidedown circus world

you've earned a few coins so you buy your way out
into the streets among curses and shouts
your brain turning circles, your mind up in a whirl

but quickly to think that the old man was wrong
there is no last chance and no one belongs
and the tickets are free in an upsidedown circus world