Let's hear it for the people of the stage
And the silver screen and the printed page
Give us a place where it's okay
To laugh and cry and to feel our pain
Jesters and clowns and carnival people
Trying to make it a little bit easier
Singing and playing so fine
All in a day's work, all in a lifetime
But it's not all magic as it may seem
We're just small people with great big dreams
A song and dance, a valentine
To help you read between the lines
We're not up here to tell you what's right or wrong
We haven't got answers, we just have our song
And we sing, and we dance, and we play
But it's you who's here, look at yourself on the stage
We fall in love to lose our fear
Refuse to look into a mirror
But carnival people won't tell you those lies
We'll open the door and let your demons inside
Go running wild
And when the show is done and the lights go on
It's a brand new day, it's a new dawn
And as you leave don't feel alone
The prize is there, so take it home
Jesters and clowns and carnival people
Trying to make it a little bit easier
Singing and playing so fine
All in a day's work, all in a lifetime
All in a day's work, all in a lifetime