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
The wine or the money, the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker's heart
Well I might have known it
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 phony smile in a colored light
Is all there is to a showman's life
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
The wine or the money, the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker's heart
Well I might have known it
Nobody told me about this part
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls
The wine or the money, the good times
No mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker's heart
Well I might have known it
Nobody told me about this part
Well I might have known it
Nobody told me about this part
