Leave the Circus 
JT Moring
© 1995
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They give me all the peanuts & the popcorn I can eat	
But still it's time to leave the circus 	
	
The costumes look real ratty right up close 	
Missin' half their sequins & patched with ribbons & bows 	

When I left home, I thought it was gonna be fun 	
But now I've tried I've found I'm havin' none 	
I wanta go home 	
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I'm sleepin' with the animals & acrobats & freaks
My god it's time to leave the circus

The tigers pace silently in their cage
All they know is guns & whips & hate

When I left home, I thought it was gonna be fun
But I never imagined an elephant with the runs
I wanta go home
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  My old home never looked so good to me	
  The further I go the clearer I can see	
  Tell Mom & Dad I'm on my way back home	
  Tell Mary Jo I'll call her on the phone 	
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They make me scrape the chewingum from underneath the seats
I swear I'm gonna leave the circus

The ringmaster & the strongman are actin' weird
The only girl my age has got a beard

When I left home, I thought it was gonna be fun
But the very next chance I get I'm gonna run
I wanta go home
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I hope you can appreciate this ain't the life for me
Now I'm gonna leave the circus

Maybe I can hop a westbound train
I'm going home before I go insane

When I left home, I thought it was gonna be fun
Here I am the time has finally come
I'm going home