Townes Van Zandt - Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel lyrics

By townes van zandt The drunken clown's still hanging round But it plain the laughter's all died down The tears you tried so hard to hide Are flowin' A blind man with his knife in hand Has convinced himself that he understands I wish him well, miss carousel But i gotta be a-goin' Won't you come and get me when You're sure that you don't need me then I stand outside your window And proudly call your name The ladies been told that all of gold Is worth so much it can't be sold No time to weep she'll need her sleep Tomorrow When she carries her face to the market place And bets it on the opening race She can ring her bells, miss carousel, But her singing brings me sorrow It's always done every mother's son Is shown that grown men never run And so they fight with all the might Inside them When the battle's been fought and they all been taught That the trick is just not being caught Will you give them hell, miss carousel, When they're begging you to hide them When the need arose your eyes fell closed You clamped your fingers round your nose Would you say that's any way To judge him You haven't got the authority To k** him in the first degree But would you feel compelled, miss carousel, If you have something to begrudge him On a velvet beach far beneath the reach Of those that come to pray and preach The natural man who tries to stand Is fallin How long will it be before he sees You own his legs but his mind is free Only you can tell, miss carousel, How long will he be crawling? The castle walls has grown so tall Seem there ain't no hope at all To reach the top even though you stop For breathin' But i ain't gonna try to make you cry The tear drops couldn't find your eye It's all been swell, miss carousel, But the time has come for leavin'