A Showman's Life
Gary Allan · See If I Care [MCA] [2003]
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.
Chorus:
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honkytonker's heart
Well, I might have 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 there is
To a showman's life.
Chorus:
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honkytonker's heart
Well, I might have known it but nobody told me about this part.
Chorus:
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honkytonker's heart
Well, I might have known it but nobody told me about this part.
Well, I might have known it but nobody told me about this part...
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.
Chorus:
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honkytonker's heart
Well, I might have 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 there is
To a showman's life.
Chorus:
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honkytonker's heart
Well, I might have known it but nobody told me about this part.
Chorus:
Nobody told me about this part
They told me all about the pretty girls and the wine
And the money and the good times
There's no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honkytonker's heart
Well, I might have known it but nobody told me about this part.
Well, I might have known it but nobody told me about this part...