A showman's life is a smoky 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 and the wine

And the money and the good times

And no mention of all the wear and tear

On an old honky-tonker's heart

Well, I mighta known it

But 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 and a colored light

Is all it is to a showman's life

Nobody told me about this part

They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine

And the money and the good times

No mention of all the wear and tear

On an old honky-tonker's heart

Well, I mighta known it

But nobody told me about this part

Nobody told me about this part

They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine

And the money and the good times

No mention of all the wear and tear

On an old honky-tonker's heart

Well, I mighta have known it

But nobody told me about this part

Mm, I mighta known it

But nobody told me about this part