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I was still a baby, barely knee highwhen my pops packed his bags, and said no goodbyemy mama died of heartache, so I tried to go hidebut was kidnapped by carnies when, I accepted their rideoh, you got me on a tightrope, stop the show, and leave me aloneoh, you got me as an acrobat, let me go, applause ain't a home(now I said don't give me all your sympathy, save me from your charity)I grew up on hunger and clowns, town after townnever escaped until, the state department came 'roundoh yeah they put me in a good schoolgave me parents who smiled they said now you can be a normal boy, well your normal don't fit, (all right!)in fact it's quite god damn crazyoh, you got me on the fast track, of status quo, leave me aloneoh you got me on a picket fence, let me go, your dreams ain't my ownleave your good intentions there, there by the doortalk with me like my mom did, did once beforenow I don't need all the things that seem to matter to youall I want is an empty field, and a seed or twooh, you got me on a tightrope, stop the show, and leave me aloneoh, you got me as an acrobat, let me go, applause ain't a home Aus Songtexte Mania