Stephen Flaherty - The Showbiz lyrics

[HOUDINI] I'm buried alive I hang by a thread And people pay money To see if I'm dead Like Mama once said "That's the showbiz" [EVELYN] I'm packin' 'em in From summer to fall Come May and I'm playin' A half-empty hall Well, you said it all [BOTH] That's the showbiz [EVELYN] It's sad [HOUDINI] It's strange [BOTH] Times change and change and change [HOUDINI] And still I'm on top [EVELYN] I'm third on the bill [HOUDINI] I'm ready to stop [EVELYN] I'm nervous, I will [BOTH] And both of us still In showbiz [HOUDINI] I'm out on a ledge Wrapped up in a chain And starting to think As it's starting to rain My life is insane [EVELYN] That's the showbiz My partner's a dud My gown doesn't fit The band is demanding A grand, or they'll quit My lawyer does sh** [HOUDINI] That's the showbiz [BOTH] It's sad It's strange Times change and change and change [HOUDINI] I'm losing my hair [EVELYN] I'm losing my voice [HOUDINI] I'm using a chair [EVELYN] I lost the Rolls Royce [BOTH] But what other choice Than showbiz [HOUDINI] I'm only a sham Well, that's my appeal The people need sham Cause the world is too real [EVELYN] I know how they feel I sit and reflect Up there on my swing Stenography lessons Might just be the thing I wish I could sing [HOUDINI] A hundred years from now, the name Houdini will be gone and forgotten. And it wasn't even my real name! And Mama is gone [EVELYN] My Stanny was shot [HOUDINI] But we carry on [EVELYN] For like it or not [BOTH] We're lucky we've got The showbiz Where if you are down [HOUDINI] Or dead on your feet [EVELYN] Or hear from some elderly dear On the street That you're obsolete [BOTH] That's ok Cause sad or strange There's one thing that will never change- [HOUDINI] Like Mama would say [BOTH] That's the showbiz The showbiz The showbiz