You think you know someone
When they're all you think about
Listen girl I'm telling you
You see me down but I'm not out

I know how you tried
To cut me down to size
And all your friends listened to you well
Well life gets lonely and it only gets colder
When you're making your way through Hell

And I was such a fool
To think I'd never be over you
But if you could only see me now
You'd realize you'll have to find
Yourself another clown

I'm not a part of this circus
And baby you're not my ring leader
I once was a man without a purpose
And you were a real attention eater
But baby those days are long gone
The curtains are closed
And the show can't go on

Spent five years running down the road
I lost my wheel with no where else to roll
But I don't stop and try to reminisce
And I don't worry about
The things that could have been

I'm not a part of this circus
And baby you're not my ring leader
I once was a man without a purpose
And you were a real attention eater
But baby those days are long gone
The curtains are closed
And the show can't go on

Sometimes I can still see the lights
Flashing around our heads
Baby there's gonna have to be an act
That can top everything we had

I'm not a part of this circus
And baby you're not my ring leader
I once was a man without a purpose
And you were a real attention eater
But baby those days are long gone
The curtains are closed
And the show can't go on