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Talking Heads – The Democratic Circus Lyrics

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Found out this morning
There's a circus coming to town
They drive in Cadillacs
Using walkie talkies and the Secret Service

Their big top imitation of life
And all the flags and microphones
They have to cover our eyes

We play the sideshows
And we like the Tunnel of Love
When we ride the Ferris Wheel
We're real children again

When they're asking for volunteers
We'll be the first ones aboard
When the ringmaster calls our names
We'll be the first ones to go to sleep

Stealing all our dreams
Dreams for sale
Sell them back to you

On with the show
Start the parade
We sang along
Sweep us away

It's political party time
Going down
Going down
Coming down

And the celebrities all coming now
Coming down
Coming down
Coming

The sun is going down
And the dogs are starting to howl
We stay out after dark
Eating cotton candy and the music's playing

How we all laugh
We split our sides
The camera flashed
We almost died

Rain gonna pour on down
Going out of the sky
Coming down
Coming down

And the celebrities all run on out of the rain
When it's down
Coming down
Gonna rain

Gonna rain
Gonna rain
Gonna rain
Gonna rain
Rain rain rain

Now I wonder who's boss
And who he's leaving behind

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