Circus Girl

Gretchen Peters - Circus Girl Lyrics

I work the high wire in the center ringDefyin' gravity, that's my thingGuess I never wanted no regular lifeI couldn't stand to be nobody's wifeSome people tell me that I'm livin' their dreamBut things in the circus ain't what they seemBelieve me, darlin', it's a lonely worldIt ain't easy for a circus girlNobody knows you when you come to townYou're somebody's hero or you're somebody's clownAnd you hope like hell that it'll be enough'Cause you're nobody's baby when the sun comes upYou can dazzle 'em with beautyMake 'em laugh until they cryYou can give 'em the thrill of a lifetimeBut they always say goodbyeIt's just that sometimes I get so tiredOf goin' nowhere on that little wireI'd like to plant my feet on solid groundBut God have mercy, it's a long way downSo I climb that ladder right on up to the skyI don't look down and I don't ask whyAnd just for a moment I'm on top of the worldJust for a moment I'm a circus girl