I work the high wire in the center ring 
 Defying gravity, that's my thing 
 Guess I never wanted no regular life 
 I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife 
 
 Some people tell me that I'm livin' their dream 
 But things in the circus ain't what they seem 
 Believe me darlin' it's a lonely world 
 It ain't easy for a circus girl 
 
 Nobody knows you when you come to town 
 You're somebody's hero or you're somebody's clown 
 And you hope like hell that it'll be enough 
 Cause you're nobody's baby when the sun comes up 
 
 Bridge: You can dazzle 'em with beauty 
 Make 'em laugh until they cry 
 You can give 'em the thrill of a lifetime 
 But they always say goodbye 
 
 It's just that sometimes I get so tired 
 Of goin' nowhere on that little wire 
 I'd like to plant my feet on solid ground 
 But God have mercy it's a long way down 
 
 So I climb that ladder right on up to the sky 
 I don't look down and I don't ask why 
 And just for a moment I'm on top of the world 
 Just for a moment I'm a circus girl