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Artist: Michael Stanley
Canonical path: /michael-stanley/a-showman-s-life
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A Showman's Life
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A Showman's Life
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A showman's life is a smoky bar,
And the fevered chase of a tiny star,
It's a hotel room and a lonely wife
From what I've seen of a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
And I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
A boy will dream as children do
Of a great white way, 'til the dream comes true
But a phony smile in a colored light
Is all it is to a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
And I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
And I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part
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