Fish - Carnival Man Lyrics
It's a quarter past midnight and she aint no CinderellaShe's swallowed all your best lines and she's staying in the hotelYou've got a number from the bar tab that she's runningThe circus comes to townTemptation! Oooh, such a temptation!Such a temptation!The cage door is open and you're living on the high wireClowning in the spotlight you've got no one to bring you downThe cab's impatient, this lady's willingThe ringmaster calls you downTemptation! Oh, such a temptation!Temptation! Oh, such a temptation!The Carnival Man! So glad to know youThe Carnival Man! You're shaking hands withThe Carnival Man! So pleased to meet youThe Carnival Man! Call me Mister TemptationLike a bullet in a chamber that you're thinking is emptyYou press it to your temple with a finger on the triggerAn act of bravado, an act of defianceIt's all eyes upon you nowTemptation! Oh, such a temptation!Temptation! Oh, such a temptation!The Carnival Man! So glad to know youThe Carnival Man! You're shaking hands withThe Carnival Man! So pleased to meet youThe Carnival Man! Call me Mister TemptationIs there anything you want?Anything you desire?Just tell me anything you needThey call me Mister TemptationYou're the life and soul of every partyNow you're walking wounded, just another casualtyYou've got my sympathy, you've got my calling cardThis call's collectI'm the Carnival ManYou may remember me as Mister TemptationCarnival ManThis is the day that the circus leaves townGoodbye, Carnival ManThis is the day that the circus leaves townGoodbyeThis is the day that the circus leaves townThere is a long (well over a minute) instrumental break before the versebeginning "You're the life and soul...".-- Geoff Parks
