A Showman's Life

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 have known it
 But nobody told me about this part
 A boy will dream as children do
 Of a great white way, until the dream comes true
 And a phony smile in a colored light
 Is all there is to 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 have known it
 But nobody told me about this part
 And 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 have known it
 But nobody told me about this part
 Well I might have known it
 Nobody told me about this part