Baby cried the day the circus came to town 'Cause she didn't like(want) parades just passing by her So she painted on a smile and took up some clown And she danced without a net up on the wire I know a lot about her 'cause you see Baby is an awful lot like me
We don't cry out loud We keep it inside We've learned how to hide our feelings
Fly high and proud And if you should fall Remember you almost had it all
Baby saw that when they pulled the big top down They'd left behind her dreams among the litter And the different kind of love she thought she'd found (It) Was nothing more than sawdust and some glitter But baby can't be broken 'cause you see She had(has) the finest teacher, me, I taught her
Don't cry out loud Just keep it inside Learn how to hide your feelings
Fly high and proud And if you should fall Remember you almost had it all