A showman?s life is a smokey bar
And the fevered chase of a tiny star
It?s a hotel room and a lonely wife
From what I?ve seen of a showman?s life nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
And the wine and the money and the good times,
There?s no mention of all the wear and tear,
On an old honky tonker?s heart
Well I might of known it,
But nobody told me about this part
A boy will dream as children do