Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

  Now i've been quite the traveler

  Ever since i hit the road

  And the sullen county carnival

  Has been my earn in gold

Verse 2

  I've been quite alone

  Since i remember when

  I turned my ultimatums

  Into chips and cashed them in

Verse 3

  I used to run the Ferris wheel

  But that'd be hard to prove

  I can't stand to see a rolling wheel

  Propped up so it can't move

Verse 4

  I used to run the carousel

  Hell,that's just round and round

  I never liked to see them ponies

  Painted up and bolted down

Refrão

  The only thing that keeps me from stayin' here is leavin'

  The only thing that saves me from it all is i'll be gone

  Just when i could trust in all the things that i believe in

  I had to pack it up and move along

  And i'll tell you the boys i'm not the only one

Verse 5

  I was a straight man at the ring toss

  But that was just a jaunt

  I can't see throwin' rings around

  Things you don't really want

Verse 6

  I could run the roller coaster

  But that might break my heart

  So much hard travelin'

  Just to wind up where you start

Verse 7

  Now i just work the gateway

  And i'm pretty satisfied

  My little booth is red and blue

  And i just sit inside

Verse 8

  I just take your money

  And give tickets out in trade

  Think about my life

  And all the promises i made

Chorus bis

  The only thing that keeps me from stayin' here is leavin'

  The only thing that saves me from it all is i'll be gone

  Just when i could trust in all the things that i believe in

  I had to pack it up and move along

  And i'll tell you the boys i'm not the only one

  Who's runnin' from the things he's left undone