All The Old Showstoppers Lyrics - Challengers - New Pornographers

When john he saw the numbers he lied 

Made up the whole thing, failed when he tried 

To cash in on his cautious new fame 

Always the numbers but never the name 

We we hit the numbers we broke 

Broken and changed them changed as we spoke 

We knew that we would always be down 

Hitting the numbers spun way 'round 

And somebody beside you 

Slipped your head inside the crown 

The princes of the paupers 

And all the old showstoppers 

Till this moment's still unknown 

Sirens' songs have tried, too 

Yet, she takes you as her own 

The princes of the paupers 

And all the old showstoppers 

Till this moment's still unknown 

And when he got the numbers he thought 

Thought of his friends who slowed to a halt 

Who had questioned to no avail 

Some knew the answers, some wouldn't tell 

When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell 

Fell through the clouds into the great well 

But woke up before he hit the ground 

No one had noticed still he looked around 

And somebody beside you 

Slipped your head inside the crown 

The princes of the paupers 

And all the old showstoppers 

Till this moment's still unknown 

Sirens' songs have tried, too 

Yet, she takes you as her own 

The princes of the paupers 

And all the old showstoppers 

Till this moment's still unknown 

With her hand to guide you 

You are nothing if not home 

The princes of the paupers 

And all the old showstoppers 

Till this moment's still unknown