I knew you in your carny days
We watched the big top swept away
You rode the wings of a hurricane
And washed the souls of the clowns away
An Ohio cornfield, eight feet high
A bucker's voice cuts through the sky
Oh, dear friends, you won't believe your eyes
When Jimmy Angel daredevil flies
At that defiant sideshow
Gentlemen and ladies, let your eyes behold
Behold
You're a refugee, a runaway
You'll plant your seeds where you want to stay
You'll lift your wings 'cause there'll come a day
When you fear the trees get in the way
You're ridin' in a sky show
A barrel-rollin' flyin' circus barn
Stormin' billboard celebrity
When the sky falls, will you have it all?
The gold, the rivers, the waterfalls
Now this life is a dance, a game of chance
The chase is all you'll ever know
Gold
A Missouri girl with blue sky eyes
Step right up, it's a bucker ride
Above the clouds, a kiss, a sigh
A late night star's last goodbyes
You're wakin' up beside those
Chicago to St. Louis
Takin' the town's gold
And plenty blue rock brewers
When the sky falls, will you have it all?
The gold, the rivers, the waterfalls
Now this life is a dance, a game of chance
The chase is all you'll ever know
When the sky falls, will you have it all?
The gold, rivers, waterfalls
Now this life is a dance, a game of chance
The chase is all you'll ever know
Gold