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[Verse 1]
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"Nothing is for certain."
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That's what the showman said
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First you must open the curtain
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And stand 'em on their heads
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There can be no inhibitions
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No prima donna ways
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If you want to pass the audition
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And times is tough these days

[Verse 2]
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Remember when Mr. Barnum
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Presented Jenny Lind
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They named a candy after her
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A circus after him
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End of my story
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The rest is history
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She in all of her glory
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He lived quietly
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He needed her, she needed him
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As sure as the skies above
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In a way it was for them
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A lesson in love
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A lesson in love

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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You look like the moonglow
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That follows me home
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Always makes me turn around
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Won't leave me alone
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First to come are the midgets
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A monkey and a kid
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Followed by those two one-armed jugglers
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The ego and the id
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Songs of the season
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Apples of the sun
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There is no rhyme or reason
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Just a time for each and every one

[Verse 4]
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Hang on Mr. Barnum
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Hang on Jenny Lind
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We will meet you in streets of gold
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Where eternity begins
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We will let it all hang out
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Go hand in glove
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Life was meant to live and learn
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A lesson in love
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A lesson in love

[Coda]
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