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Artist: David Bowie
Canonical path: /david-bowie/life-is-a-circus
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Life Is A Circus
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Life Is A Circus
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CHORUS
Life is a circus
It's not fair
Life is a hard road
When you're not there
At the fair
Friends come to see me
[and the ...](point where shall I go)
To see the show
[to help my friend and foe]
[all that ..]
When will they realize
[To laugh and drag my name on the ground]
The circus must go
[Looking at the strengths of every]
???
Papa he talks to me
Don't try your heart
Gets deep inside you
Does you real harm
Don't you care?
Life ??
[and the ...]
Stand straight and true
[to help my friend and foe]
[Why let them ](Oh let them fight)
Fight your
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