a showman's life

Singer:dunn, ronnie

a showman's life is a smokey bar

and the fevered chase of a tiny star

it's a hotel room and a lonely wife

from what i've seen of a showman's life

nobody told me about this part

they told me all about the pretty girls

the wine or the money

the good times

no mention of all the wear and tear

on an old honky tonker's heart

well i might have known it

nobody told me about this part

a boy will dream

as children do

of a great white way

'til the dream comes true

and a phony smile in a colored light

is all there is to a showman's life

nobody told me about this part

they told me all about the pretty girls

the wine or the money

the good times

no mention of all the wear and tear

on an old honky tonker's heart

well i might have known it

nobody told me about this part

nobody told me about this part

they told me all about the pretty girls

the wine or the money

the good times

no mention of all the wear and tear

on an old honky tonker's heart

well i might have known it

nobody told me about this part

well i might have known it

nobody told me about this part