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Midnight On The Midway
A dusty field in any town
The carnival is closing down
I'm sneaking a smoke with my buddy Earl
Between the bumper cars and the tilt-a-whirl
And we're watching locals limp out the gate
They're walking out broke and going home late
And I caught the eye of some pretty town girl
She tossed her hair, colored lights on blonde curls
And Earl says "town after town they all look the same"
Now it's midnight on the midway and I just wish I knew her name
A rainy night, the bunkhouse leaks
The season ends in just three weeks
I'm stashing my pay and rationing smokes
Working all day cheating good honest folks
But I'm getting off this merry-go-round
This long caravan of the lost and found
And I might miss Earl and his long toothless grin
But I'm through playing games nobody can win
And Earl said "every dime lost is ten cents we gain"
Now it's midnight on the midway and I'm still sweeping up the rain
A muddy field in any town
Midnight On The Midway
A dusty field in any town
The carnival is closing down
I'm sneaking a smoke with my buddy Earl
Between the bumper cars and the tilt-a-whirl
And we're watching locals limp out the gate
They're walking out broke and going home late
And I caught the eye of some pretty town girl
She tossed her hair, colored lights on blonde curls
And Earl says "town after town they all look the same"
Now it's midnight on the midway and I just wish I knew her name
A rainy night, the bunkhouse leaks
The season ends in just three weeks
I'm stashing my pay and rationing smokes
Working all day cheating good honest folks
But I'm getting off this merry-go-round
This long caravan of the lost and found
And I might miss Earl and his long toothless grin
But I'm through playing games nobody can win
And Earl said "every dime lost is ten cents we gain"
Now it's midnight on the midway and I'm still sweeping up the rain
A muddy field in any town
The carnival is closing down