That Song About The Midway

Intro Verse I met you on a midway at a fair last year And you stood out like a ruby    in a black man’s ear You were playing on the horses you were playing on the guitar strings You were playing like a devil wearing wings Wearing wings You looked so grand wearing wings Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing? Can you fly? I heard you can! Can you fly? Like an eagle doin’ your hunting from the sky Bridge      Verse I followed with the sideshows to another town And I found you in a trailer   on the camping grounds You were betting on some lover you were shaking up the dice And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice Once or twice I heard your bid once or twice Were you wondering was the gamble worth the price Pack it in I heard you did! Pack it in   Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win Bridge      Verse So lately you’ve been hiding it was somewhere in the news And I’m still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues And a voice calls out the numbers and it sometimes mentions mine And I feel like I’ve been working overtime Overtime I’ve lost my fire overtime Always playin’ one more hand for one more dime Slowin’ down I’m gettin’ tired! Slowin’ down And I envy you the valley that you’ve found ’Cause I’m midway down the midway Slowin’ down down down down