It seems it's stranglin' me now
 All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic car
 They're all laughin' at the lie

 Oh, I've been used  Ooo-oo-oo-oo
 I've been a fool  Oh, what a fool
 I broke all the rules  Oh, yeah
 But I must let the show go on

 Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people
 They're all after my blood
 I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre
 Let me out, let me out

 Oh, I'm so blind  Oh, I'm blind
 I wasted time  Wasted, wasted, wasted time
 Walkin' on the wire, high wire
 But I must let the show go on

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 Oh, I'm so blind  Oh, I'm blind
 I wasted time  Wasted, wasted, all too much time
 Walkin' on the wire, high wire
 But I must let the show go on

 Baby, I wish you'd help me escape
 Help me get away
 Leave me outside my address
 Far away from this masquerade

 'Cause I've been blind  Oh, so blind
 I wasted time  Wasted, wasted, all too much time
 Walkin' on the wire, high wire
 But I must let the show go..
 I must let the show go..
 I must let the show go on