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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

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If I couldn't singHow love's the hardest easy thingAnd if I couldn't sing you my lifeHiding here in the spotlightAnd if you couldn't hear meIf I couldn't feelIf I couldn't feel your touch againWhen nerve ends frayAnd there's nothing to sayNot even a prayerIt's a beautiful night somewhereOhh ohhIf I couldn't say it nowTell me howIf this is love and love is all we've gotYou can show me what it isI can show you what it's notIf this is love don't act surprised when you get hurtEven if our dreams lay in the dirtWe were once the greatest show on earthIs that a smile or a tear?Is it all show business here?The cinema that is stained glassYou're at the altar at our wedding massIs this a church of love or fear?Have we made God feel like a stranger here?Ohh ohhSay it nowTell me howIf this is love and love is all we've gotYou can show me what it isI can show you what it's notIf this is love, we make cathedrals of our hurtPeople digging their dreams out of the dirtWe were once the greatest show on earthLove is a business that works at nightI sold myself for less than was rightYou taught me what I was worthIn the greatest show on earthMade a profession out of breaking your heartYou call it lies, I call it artI was some of your best workWe were once the greatest show on earthLove is a business you shouldn't trustBreathe on me and I'm love and I'm lustForever or a flirt?The greatest show on earthThe light scatters things can get worseThese dark matters of the universeCould not compete with usWe were once the greatest show on earth
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