The Black Sorrows - Life's Sad Parade lyrics

This town's a sea of stories you'll never undestand The world's a tiny circus in the palm of his hand Friend you would have loved it when they ran out of red Cyclone Willy finally raised the dead Fat moon cloaked in a shark skin suit Kelly fired some blanks at the deputy's boot Couldn't geet close enough to flick the big switch Her kerosene blue eyes never even twitched There's a new heart h=aching on the factory line That dfiamond on her finger is refusing to shine Crazy spent lovers and a vampire kiss Hell it doesnt come much better than this Grim faced Eddy still working the room They call it the equator, it's as cold as a tomb Brace yourself tiger you might want to sit down Your raven haired beauty ran off with some clown Swore she'll get some use out of that bridal gown Life's sad parade This room's a sea of stories You'll never understand The globe's a tiny surface in the palm of his hand Man you should of been there the crew hit the wall Rockethead and Shakie slowed down to a crawl There's another heart breaking on the cannery row The carbon on her finger never threatened to glow She blew her last buck on a voodoo hex Then someone snatched that doll and personal effects You know a smile costs you nothing in this sick pantomime You recollect that Dutch was on deck at the time Howlin' at the captain I was dying of thirst I tried to reach Jesus but the ship is cursed And when the crate is sinking I'm diving in first (J. Camilleri N. Smith – Mushroom Music Publishing Warner Chappell)