"A Showman's Life" lyrics - JESSE WINCHESTER

A showman's life is a smokey 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 wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart
Well, 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
And a phoney smile in a colored light
And that's all it's to a showman's life.

Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and wine
And the money and the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear on an old honkey-tonker's heart.
Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part.

Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part, mmm.

Well, I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part, yeah.