Run The Big Top

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They painted my name in gold Then locked the tent from the inside I slept on hay and sawdust With the lions pacing outside The ringmaster smiled so wide Like he owned my bones and breath But I learned the ropes by night And I learned to cheat at death [Pre-Chorus] I heard the bolts complain I felt the floorboards shake One crack in the curtain seam Was all it took to make [Chorus] Run from the big top (run) Run from the big top (run) I want my life back I want my blood hot Run from the big top (go) Run from the big top (go) If I lose my footing I still won't fold [Verse 2] I stole a coat from the clown room Smeared black paint on my face Crawled past the ticket counter Through a pile of broken lace The wolf in the cage kept howling Like he knew my plan by heart I fed him half a bread roll Then I slipped out in the dark [Pre-Chorus] The canvas tore like skin The cold hit like a slap Every step on gravel Sounded like a trap [Chorus] Run from the big top (run) Run from the big top (run) I want my life back I want my blood hot Run from the big top (go) Run from the big top (go) If I lose my footing I still won't fold [Bridge] No more painted grins No more brass and chains I learned the hard way How to carry pain If the world is hungry Let it take a bite I got torn-up lungs But I got out alive [Final Chorus] Run from the big top (run) Run from the big top (run) I want my life back I want my blood hot Run from the big top (go) Run from the big top (go) The road is frozen But I won't fold Run from the big top (run) Run from the big top (run) I found my own name In the afterglow