A Lesson In Love Lyrics - Singles - Gordon Lightfoot

"Nothing is for certain" 

That's what the showman said 

First you must open the curtain 

And stand 'em on their heads 

There can be no inhibitions 

No prima donna ways 

If you want to pass the audition 

And times is tough these days 

Remember when Mr. Barnum 

Presented Jenny Lind 

They named a candy after her 

A circus after him 

End of my story 

The rest is history 

She in all of her glory 

He lived quietly 

He needed her, she needed him 

As sure as the skies above 

In a way it was for them 

A lesson in love, a lesson in love 

You look like the moon glow 

That follows me home 

Always makes me turn around 

Won't leave me alone 

First to come are the midgets 

A monkey and a kid 

Followed by those two one-armed jugglers 

The ego and the id 

Songs of the season 

Apples of the sun 

There is no rhyme or reason 

Just a time for each and every one 

Hang on Mr. Barnum 

Hang on Jenny Lind 

We will meet you in streets of gold 

Where eternity begins 

We will let it all hangout 

Go hand in glove 

Life was meant to live and learn 

A lesson in love, a lesson in love