Gretchen Peters - Circus Girl lyrics

I work the high wire in the center ring Defyin' gravity, that's my thing Guess I never wanted no regular life I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife Some people tell me that I'm livin' their dream But things in the circus ain't what they seem Believe me, darlin', it's a lonely world It ain't easy for a circus girl Nobody knows you when you come to town You're somebody's hero or you're somebody's clown And you hope like hell that it'll be enough 'Cause you're nobody's baby when the sun comes up You can dazzle 'em with beauty Make 'em laugh until they cry You can give 'em the thrill of a lifetime But they always say goodbye It's just that sometimes I get so tired Of goin' nowhere on that little wire I'd like to plant my feet on solid ground But God have mercy, it's a long way down So I climb that ladder right on up to the sky I don't look down and I don't ask why And just for a moment I'm on top of the world Just for a moment I'm a circus girl