Spinning Wheel
You were the flame swallowerand I was the spinning wheel
Oh! to the carnival we’d go
trying to pretend that our
lives were less real
Oh! to the carnival we’d go
working ourselves until we
could hardly feel
You were the bearded lady
and I was the spinning wheel
Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
making the children believe
that there was something more real
Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
trying to pretend that our
wounds would heal
You were the lion tamer
and I was the spinning wheel
Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
turning secret love letters
into something real
Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
spending our paychecks to buy
our next meal
You were the lizard man
and I was the spinning wheel
busy living a life that
was more real