There was no one, nothin' to see
And I've been lookin' for my shadow
'Cause everybody knows death creeps in slow
Days so careless, all on your own
La la la la la la
But the pleasures are seldom and few
The fabric of folly is fallin' apart at the seams
And I've been lookin' for a good time
La la la la la
'Til you feel safe in his arms
And I don't care if he's decrepit and gray
The night is useless and so are we
Oh, Maria, haven't you known?
La la la la la la la la la
Just the concrete and a worried mind
But the pleasures are seldom and few, ooh
'Cause everybody knows, the circus is closed
There's no whiskey, there's no wine
La la la la la la
And the animals have gone wild
La la la
'Cause everybody knows
And I've been lookin' for a new friend
And I've been lookin' for a good time
'Cause everybody knows
But this place is so bright and so clean
The fabric of folly is fallin' apart at the seams
