My land lady treats me like I don t pay my rent Took my car to my mechanic, I ain t seen it since My phone is always ringin when I want to be alone They try and sell me everything from Heaven to cologne Everybody s got an offer I can t refuse It s a circus out here momma Your baby s got them Sideshow Blues It s all a big commercial, it s a video of a man It s a plot to put an end to my attention span They make up all these issues, I never understood If I thought I could change things I d run out to Hollywood But it s hard to kick the door down wearing seven dollar shoes It s a circus out here momma Your baby s got them Sideshow Blues I ve got them Sideshow Blues I want to tame the lions These center ring rich kids ain t even trying From college to the big top they take the best positions While I m out in this tent with these freaks and musicians While I m out in this tent with these freaks and musicians I m moaning them Sideshow Blues I try to tell my girlfriend she s the only one that I ve got This chick I hardly knows keeps on telling her she s not She got a loaded pistol, she waves it all the time Says, Sometimes you ve gotta k** a boy To keep his a** in line Well, that s the way she sees it, she says she saw it on the news It s a circus out here momma Your baby s got them Sideshow Blues See people play satanic records, and you don t know when they ll freak From quiet kid to maniac to movie of the week We re k**ing over c**aine, dyin over s** We re bowing down and praying to who ll ever cuts the check When I go to church on Sunday, I can t help sleep in the pews It s a circus out here momma Your baby s got them Sideshow Blues It s a circus out here momma Your baby s got them Sideshow Blues It s a circus out here momma Your baby s got them Sideshow Blues