Key: C
Introduction:
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verse 1
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I work the high wire in the center ring
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Defying gravity, that's my thing
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Guess I never wanted no regular life
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I coouldn't stand to be nobody's wife
verse 2
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Some people tell me that I'm livin' their dream
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But things in the circus ain't what they seem
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Believe me darlin' it's a lonely world
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It ain't easy for a circus girl
Instrumental
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verse 3
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Nobody knows you when you come to town
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You're somebody's hero or you're somebody's clown
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And you hope like hell that it'll be enough
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Cause you're nobody's baby when the sun comes up
Bridge
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You can dazzle 'em with beauty
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Make 'em laugh until they cry
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You can give 'em the thrill of a lifetime
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But they always say good-bye
verse 4
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It's just that sometimes I get so tired
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Of going' nowhere on that little wire
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I'd like to plant my feet on solid ground
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But God have mercy it's a long way down
Instrumental
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Verse 5
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So I climb that ladder right on up to the sky
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I don't look down and I don't ask why
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And just for a moment I'm on top of the world
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Just for a moment I'm a circus girl
Outro