The Circus Came to Town

Song written and recorded by the poet in 1996

Photo by Miikka Luotio on Unsplash

A relic of the poet’s misbegotten, heartbroken younger days which nonetheless made for good songwriting opportunities …

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You're the one 
I never quite got over
You're the one
My four-leaf clover

The circus came to town 
In the middle of the night
I thought I might see you there 
But you were out of sight

     The man on the flying trapeze 
     Looks down at the tops of the trees
     But he can't convince me 
     That you ever missed me

You're the one 
I cannot see
You're the one 
True mystery

I could recall 
The time we spent together
I could make those 
Memories last forever

     The tightrope walker 
     Is a very good talker
     But he can't tell me 
     That you ever fell for me

'Cause I just won't believe 
Till I see you again
I just won't believe 
Till I feel the touch of your skin

There may be diamonds 
At the bottom of the sea
But none of them 
Belongs to me

     The lion tamer's 
     The original namer
     But he grows quiet 
     When I ask him to deny it

That you won't be coming back 
Anytime soon
That you won't be coming back 
From the dark side of the moon

So I fumble in my pockets 
And I look down at my feet
And I sit here in the audience 
Beside an empty seat


[click on the voiceover link above to listen to this song]

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