The West Wind Circus

歌詞

I was what they called a circus child The big-top was my home each year for a while Mama was an actress then, but in the summer, she'd fill in With a troop they called the West Wind I recall the smell of sawdust after the rain The summer you signed on when everything changed You stole my mother's heart away, and it was hard for her, they say 'Cause you risked your life every day And Mama'd always cry and close her eyes until your act was through And the ides seemed fine, and all the time you never knew I loved you, too No one told the story, and you never knew Just why it was we were so afraid for you That prophecy the Gypsies made we called a superstitious game Still, we half-believed it just the same And Mama'd always cry and close her eyes, and say a prayer for you And the ides seemed fine, and all the time you never knew I was praying, too I can still see your figure crushed on the ground And now, when the circus comes to town I let my children have their day But me? I tend to stay away You see, my father died that same way And Mama'd always cry and close her eyes until your act was through And the ides seemed fine, and all the time, you never knew I loved you, too