Take Me Away

You should have been there
When the time was right for the music to begin
You should have been there
When that band of gypsies started rollin' in
You should have seen it
You'd have swore for sure the circus came to town
There were ladies ridin' bareback
And the mystery man all painted like a clown
You should seen October
Feelin' like I never felt before
Flashin' up New England skies
Like the fires of the Revolutionary War
You should have heard the music comin' down
Like the hardest rain that ever fell
Wakin' up in the afternoons
With a hundred lovers feedin' in the same motel

Take me away, take me away, take me away
Take me away, take me away, take me away
Take me away, take me away, take me away
Take me away, take me away, take me away
To the place where the greatest show on Earth
Is playin' high on your highway

You should have seen me
I've been told I had a smile upon my face
Slippin' from state to state
Endin' up in a drunken state of grace
It wasn't very long ago
I used to say this kind of life is rough
You should have been there
But I can tell you even that was not enough

Take me away, take me away, take me away
Take me away, take me away, take me away
Take me away, take me away, take me away
Take me away, take me away, take me away