I sat there al one upon the ferris wheel
a pastel colored carriage in the air
I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while
a silly twist up on a childish dare
Be low I saw you whispering to an other man
who held the lever that could bring me down
he'd stop the world from turning at your command
it's always something cruel that laughter drowns
and I'm up while the dawn is breaking
even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these comedi ans
I can hardly hear the music from the carousel
the wind picks up, the carriage starts sway
as one by one the lights go out it's closing time
I see you take his hand and walk away, walk a way
They say that you will always be the last to know
they say that all that glitters is not gold
it's not just that you're never coming back to me
it's the bitter way that I was told
and I 'm up while the d awn is breaking
even though my heart is aching
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I should be drinking a toast
to absent friends
instead of these comedi ans