The Circus Is Leaving Town
MARK LANEGAN · Ballad Of The Broken Seas 2006 · Track 11 of 11
Written by Isobel Campbell
The party's over now So draw the curtains down Your secret's safe to keep Unzip your velvet gown And let your hair hang loose Kick off your satin shoes Throw back the ida down Farewell to Friday's clown
The circus is leaving town Oh Ruby, roll your stockins down Circus is leaving town Oh Ruby, dry your eyes
Fix up something to heap Still water still run deep The dogs are barking now Get back out on the street
The circus is leaving town Oh Ruby, roll your stockins down Circus is leaving town So Ruby, dry your eyes
The party is over now Stop howling at the moon You need a different beat You need a different tune
Remember that old song We heard when we were young Life was an empty page The world would ride upon
Do you recall the meadow past We sit and watch the hours pass You were such a good girl then Oh ruby dry your eyes
Circus is leaving town Oh Ruby, roll your stockins down Circus is leaving town So Ruby, dry your eyes
You're searching when you walk You're searching when you talk You could make me believe That the sun sets in the east The sun sets in the east The sun sets in the east