Upsidedown Circus World

"Step right up," the circus man shouts
Shoving a program into your mouth
"Last chance to see what few have witnessed before"

Freaks to keep the children frightened
People in back rows always fightin'
Perpetual war in an upsidedown circus world

Tricks they play to get you involved
Someone on a tightrope, the three rings revolve
You take a deep breath and hope that he makes it across

In circles of flames, a man eating knives
Typical scene from everyday lives
Last chance to get lost in an upsidedown circus world

With the next act coming up
You'll buy a paper cup of beer but it's stale
Though the popcorn's never warm
In the swarm you lose an arm 'cause it's on sale

Behind the scenes, a loneliness
Boredom turned into weariness
Seen in the seams of the face of the trapeze girl

Who sits on her swing and dangles her leg
The crowd shouts for more and the hungry are begging
To take off her clothes in an upsidedown circus world

They need a new victim, you climb in the cage
Knowing that fame only comes with old age
It's time to get ready, the show will soon begin

Pretend to smile though the clowns are not funny
But it's a life and you have the money
To buy your way into an upsidedown circus world

But you thought you got a rotten deal
When the lions were for real and alive
So they gave you another chance
But you said you never learned to dance or how to drive

A bicycle with only one big wheel
Fame never comes to some, you're beginning to feel
You're a failure in an upsidedown circus world

You've earned a few coins so you buy your way out
Into the streets among curses and shouts
Your brain turning circles, your mind a bit awhirl

But quickly to think that the old man was wrong
There is no last chance and no one belongs
And the tickets are free in an upsidedown circus world