in this passing show
this old carnival
the fools always know

their lines

and they always rhyme


i'm sorry i am not
the man you said i am

(i am not)
i am not he
and he sure ain't me


say what i haven't got
or what i'll never be...

and i will agree

the rest comes for free


so baby
i ain't long for this world

but maybe in the next world
i'll see you again


you were my friend
and Heaven never knew
what she lost, girl

and at what cost
until she had you
back in her arms and at last

Heaven can laugh

it's all i can do

not to follow you
today


but time fades away
into the blue


so baby
i ain't long for this world
but maybe in the next world

i'll see you again, child

within and without you

there was something about you
i never knew
I never had to, girl


sweet little angel baby
goodbye


if this life is a lie
you were the truth.


so baby
i ain't long for this world

but maybe in the next world
i'll see you again.