[00:15.01]A showman's life is a smokey bar[00:21.90]And the fevered chase of a tiny star[00:29.29]It's a hotel room and a lonely wife[00:36.46]From what I've seen of a showman's life[00:42.22]Nobody told me about this part[00:47.63][00:49.20]They told me all about the pretty girls[00:55.52]And the wine and the money and the good times[01:06.27]No mention of all the wear and tear[01:13.37]On an old honky tonker's heart[01:20.36]Well I might have known it[01:24.58]But nobody told me about this part[01:31.06][01:34.86]A boy will dream as children do[01:40.94]Of a great white way, till the dream comes true[01:49.19]And a phony smile in a colored light[01:56.69]Is all there is to a showman's life[02:02.39]Nobody told me about this part[02:08.11][02:09.43]They told me all about the pretty girls[02:15.54]And the wine and the money and the good times[02:26.49]No mention of all the wear and tear[02:33.53]On an old honky tonker's heart[02:40.31]Well I might have known it[02:44.83]But nobody told me about this part[02:52.04][03:22.30]Nobody told me about this part[03:29.46]They told me all about the pretty girls[03:35.09]And the wine and the money and the good times[03:46.44]No mention of all the wear and tear[03:53.55]On an old honky tonker's heart[04:00.42]Well I might have known it[04:05.65]But nobody told me about this part[04:16.43]I might have known it[04:20.00]But nobody told me about this part[04:27.16]