That Song About The Midway (2021 Remaster)

I met you on a midway at a fair last year

And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear

You were playing on the horses

You were playing on the guitar strings

You were playing like a devil wearing wings, wearing wings

You looked so grand wearing wings

Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing?

Can you fly?

I heard you can, can you fly?

Like an eagle doin' your hunting from the sky

I followed with the sideshows to another town

And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds

You were betting on some lover

You were shaking up the dice

And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice, once or twice

I heard your bid once or twice

Were you wondering was the gamble worth the price?

Pack it in

I heard you did pack it in

Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win?

So lately you've been hiding, it was somewhere in the news

And I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues

And a voice calls out the numbers, and it sometimes mentions mine

And I feel like I've been working overtime

Over time I've lost my fire, over time

Always playin' one more hand for one more dime

Slowin' down, I'm gettin' tired

Slowin' down

And I envy you the valley that you've found

'Cause I'm midway down the midway

Slowin' down, down, down, down