Carnival Man Lyrics - Singles - Fish

It's a quarter past midnight and she aint no Cinderella 

She's swallowed all your best lines and she's staying in the hotel 

You've got a number from the bar tab that she's running 

The circus comes to town 

Temptation! Oooh, such a temptation! 

Such a temptation! 

The cage door is open and you're living on the high wire 

Clowning in the spotlight you've got no one to bring you down 

The cab's impatient, this lady's willing 

The ringmaster calls you down 

Temptation! Oh, such a temptation! 

Temptation! Oh, such a temptation! 

The Carnival Man! So glad to know you 

The Carnival Man! You're shaking hands with 

The Carnival Man! So pleased to meet you 

The Carnival Man! Call me Mister Temptation 

Like a bullet in a chamber that you're thinking is empty 

You press it to your temple with a finger on the trigger 

An act of bravado, an act of defiance 

It's all eyes upon you now 

Temptation! Oh, such a temptation! 

Temptation! Oh, such a temptation! 

The Carnival Man! So glad to know you 

The Carnival Man! You're shaking hands with 

The Carnival Man! So pleased to meet you 

The Carnival Man! Call me Mister Temptation 

Is there anything you want? 

Anything you desire? 

Just tell me anything you need 

They call me Mister Temptation 

You're the life and soul of every party 

Now you're walking wounded, just another casualty 

You've got my sympathy, you've got my calling card 

This call's collect 

I'm the Carnival Man 

You may remember me as Mister Temptation 

Carnival Man 

This is the day that the circus leaves town 

Goodbye, Carnival Man 

This is the day that the circus leaves town 

Goodbye 

This is the day that the circus leaves town 

There is a long (well over a minute) instrumental break before the verse 

beginning "You're the life and soul...". 

-- Geoff Parks