A Showman's Life

A showman's life is a smoky 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 honkytonker'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

'til the dream comes true

And a phony smile and 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 honkytonker's heart

Well I might have known it but nobody told me about this part

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 honkytonker's heart

Well I might have known it but nobody told me about this part

Well I might have known it but nobody told me about this part