Everybody get your ticket, it's almost time To set up this freak show, watch me unwind For the next ninety minutes we'll be having the time of our lives I might sing something pretty if I'm feeling loved I might kick out the footlights if I drink too much I'll give it all that I have hoping this time it might be enough Till they pack up my guitars and unplug my star Oh a ringmaster's night gets lonely after the big top comes down Yeah cause I go from being somebody to just another clown When the circus leaves town Well it's cold, dark, and empty back in my cage And it's all wasted hours till I'm back on stage And it's scary sometimes what I will do to pass them away You learn to live for the lights when they're keeping you alive Oh a ringmaster's night gets lonely after the big top comes down Yeah cause I go from being somebody to just another clown When the circus leaves town Oh a ringmaster's night gets lonely after the big top comes down Yeah and I go from being somebody to just another clown When the circus leaves town When the circus leaves town Yeah