Your wonderful parade Moving thru the towns that rise and then they fade Over streets that pa** the houses where you've stayed Your wonderful parade Your daily masquerade Paper masks behind this face that you have made Crumble down upon foundation that you've laid Your daily masquerade (*) stand in line try to climb
Meet your wife at co*ktail time Surely you should try and choose a better way to fall Your marvelous charade Never could be worth the prices that you've paid Blindness is a part of every game you've played Your marvelous charade Repeat (*) Your daily masquerade Your wonderful parade