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