[Verse 1]
  You came from down south,   words in your mouth,
  you had your tricks and your needs.
  Bounce up and stronger,   lasted longer,
it came between you and me.
 
  You headed straight down,   nothing to hide now,
  dancin' to your master's tune.
I could see in your eyes you were   ready to die,
tell me what was I supposed to do.
 
[Chorus]
The curtains   rise,   the show goes on,
wish you were here,   I know that you're gone.
Curtains   rise,   the show goes on and on and on, now that you're gone.
 
 
[Verse 2]
  World in your hands,   so many plans,
all of them ahead on the road.
We were drinking in the parking lot,   singing with the strangers,
too happy to feel the cold.
 
When I stand on the stage you know you're standing next to me,
  you're right here by my side.
  Singing along,   sick of my song
that I know you heard a hundred times.
 
[Chorus]
The curtains   rise,   the show goes on,
wish you were here,   I know that you're gone.
Curtains   rise,   the show goes on and on and on, now that you're gone.
 
 
[Verse 3]
Down in deep water Windham County's daughter
bever get to look in your eyes,
  it just happened   like thunder clapping,
leaving us to wonder why.
 
Into the arms of the river   you were delivered,
only 24 years old,
  don't tell me everything happens for a reason,
  that line is getting old.
 
[End-Chorus]
The curtains   rise,   the show goes on,
wish you were here,   I know that you're gone.
Curtains   rise,   the show goes on and on and on, now that you're gone.