Circus Girl

I work the high wire in the center ring
 Defyin' gravity, that's my thing
 Guess I never wanted no regular life
 I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife
 Some people tell me that I'm livin' their dream
 But things in the circus ain't what they seem
 Believe me, darlin', it's a lonely world
 It ain't easy for a circus girl
 Nobody knows you when you come to town
 You're somebody's hero or you're somebody's clown
 And you hope like hell that it'll be enough
 'Cause you're nobody's baby when the sun comes up
 You can dazzle 'em with beauty
 Make 'em laugh until they cry
 You can give 'em the thrill of a lifetime
 But they always say goodbye
 It's just that sometimes I get so tired
 Of goin' nowhere on that little wire
 I'd like to plant my feet on solid ground
 But God have mercy, it's a long way down
 So I climb that ladder right on up to the sky
 I don't look down and I don't ask why
 And just for a moment I'm on top of the world
 Just for a moment I'm a circus girl