Lyrics
I stepped out onto the midway
I entered the midway.
I was looking for the pirate ship
I sought a pirate ship.
And saw this small, old white tent at one end
Noticed an old white tent with white lights at one end.
It was blue
The tent was blue.
And had white lights hanging all around it
White lights adorned the tent.
I decided to check out the tent
Curious, I approached the tent.
It seemed like I could hear music coming from inside
Heard music emanating from inside.
As I walked toward it, I passed a crowd of people at the sideshow
Passed a sideshow crowd while heading towards the tent.
I couldn't figure out why they would want to wait in line
Couldn't understand the crowd's interest in waiting in line.
I pulled back the drape thing on the tent
Opened the tent and found a crystal ball and a girl with a hat.
There was a crystal ball on the table
A crystal ball was on the table.
And behind it, a girl wearing a hat
A girl wearing a hat greeted me.
She smiled, and asked me if I wanted my fortune read
She offered to read my fortune with a smile.
I said okay
I agreed to have my fortune read.
And sat down
I sat down.
Then I thought about it for a minute
Had second thoughts and suggested going on the roller coaster.
And asked her if she would rather go on the roller coaster instead
Creeping up into the sky
The roller coaster ascends into the sky.
Stopping at the top and
Pauses at the top and starts descending.
Starting down
The girl grabbed my hand
The girl grabs my hand as we descend.
I clutched it tight
I hold her hand tightly.
I said goodbye to the ground
Say farewell to the ground.
Far below, a soiled man
Below, a soiled man with torn tickets watches children and picks his teeth.
A bucket of torn tickets at his side
He has a bucket of torn tickets.
He watches the children run by
Observes children running by.
And picks his teeth
Picks his teeth.
Spinning round, my head begins to turn
Spinning around, my head starts to turn.
I shouted, and searched
I shout and search the sky for a friend.
The sky for a friend
I heard the fortune teller
Hear the fortune teller screaming back at me.
Screaming back at me
We extend our hands and face the winds together.
We stuck out our hands and met the winds
The girl falters as she steps down from the platform
The girl falters while descending, clutches her stomach, and starts heaving.
She clutches her stomach, and begins to heave
The ticket-taker smiles, and the last car is ready
The ticket-taker smiles, and the last car is ready.
Who told you that you could leave?
Questions the girl about leaving.
The sun was setting by the time we left
The sun sets as we leave, walking across a deserted lot.
We walked across the deserted lot, alone
We are tired but manage to smile.
We were tired, but we managed to smile
At the gate I said goodnight to the fortune teller
Bid goodnight to the fortune teller at the gate.
The carnival sign threw colored shadows on her face
The carnival sign casts colored shadows on her face.
But I could tell she was blushing
Despite the shadows, I can tell she is blushing.
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