Bruce Kushnick

Lyrics

[Intro]
[bright acoustic guitar strumming, melodic electric guitar riff]

[Verse 1]
[acoustic guitar, bass, and drums]
Who knows which way the wind blows
Another train, another circus show
[electric guitar enters with clean fills]
Comes a joker surround me
The sounds of the wheels comes to a stand
We unload the freaks and the elephants
On our way to the promised land

[Chorus]
[full band, driving rhythm]
Why I ride I can't remember
Why I left her I forget
So I travel till I'm gone
The whistle blower is calling me on
So I go into the night

[Verse 2]
[acoustic guitar and bass]
The sounds and the smells of the carnival
Anticipation is in the air
[drums and electric guitar re-enter]
The flying trapeze brings the crowd to its knees
The tightrope act brings a gasp to the crowd
The lion tamer reacts
And we break down the big tent as the clown looks away

[Chorus]
[full band]
Why I ride I can't remember
Why I left her I forget
So I travel till I'm gone
The whistle blower is calling me on
So I go into the night

[Outro]
[melodic electric guitar solo, fading acoustic guitar and light percussion]