Baby cried the day the circus came to town Cause she didn't wan't parades just passing by her So she painted on a smile and took up with some clown While she danced without a net upon the wire I know a lot about her, cause you'll see Baby is an awful lot like me [02:31.27 [02:35.94 [02:39.27 [02:43.57 [02:48.14 [02:51.34 Baby saw that when they pulled the big top down They left behind her dreams among the litter And the different kind of love she thought she'd found There was nothing left but sawdust and some glitter But baby can't be broken cause you see She had the finest teacher, that was me I told her