A curtain finally closes The lights fade out of this town They're cutting up yesterday's roses There ain't no circus without a clown The moon is tired and tattered The stars just disappear Our dreams of love lie shattered But what's a sideshow without a tear? So don't you cry or let your world turn blue Reveal your disguise, oh, that wouldn't do Each night on this road I wait in the dark I'm silent and cold, I pray that your heart Was mine to hold They're dancing by the river There's fireworks in the sky All of our sins are forgiven With that sweet, old lullaby So don't you cry or let your world turn blue Reveal your disguise, oh, no, not you And that is why there's magic and there's mystery Oh, the sacred things you whispered to me Summer never really ends And my poor heart, it still pretends Each night on this road I wait in the dark I'm silent and cold, I pray that your heart Was mine to hold And that is why