Ticket Stub Heart

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You can remember, you can’t hide I know you can’t get away I’ll be lurking by the doorway While you build another day Every brick goes up at sunrise Every window learns my name You keep working like a promise I keep watching just the same [Chorus] If I can’t tell you what my purpose is I’d probably say I’m meant to be Inside the circus, elephant cage With a ticket stub where my heart should be [Verse 2] I lost my job for saying nothing Or for saying it too plain Now the foreman keeps my overalls And the circus keeps the chain I’m not that handsome, that’s the truth But they insist I must be tall They look up, then nod like experts I just lean against the wall [Chorus] If I can’t tell you what my purpose is I’d probably say I’m meant to be Inside the circus, elephant cage With a ticket stub where my heart should be [Bridge] The elephant knows the way out The keeper knows the pay The crowd wants one more trick from me I forget what I should say [Final Chorus] If I can’t tell you what my purpose is I’d probably say I’m meant to be Inside the circus, elephant cage Still counting every day I’m free [Outro] You can remember, you can’t hide I know you can’t get away