It's getting harder and harder to bear

You've got me acting like a clown in a collar

You got me spending all the time I can spare

You got me wasting every dime, every dollar

When I stumble and fall

Does it hurt you at all?

Will it twist like a knife

For the rest of your life?

You think that love's a joke

But there ain't too much to laugh at

And it's all for show

Should I keep my ticket after

Or should I just go?

When you're begging for attention

Once the crowd goes home

And there's no one left to listen

Tah dah!

You've got me jumping through a circle of fire

You've got me juggling everything that I care for

In your world is like a cage with a tiger

It's what all the cuts and the bruises are there for

When I stumble and fall

Does it hurt you at all?

Will it twist like a knife

For the rest of your life?

You think that love's a joke

But there ain't too much to laugh at

And it's all for show

Should I keep my ticket after

Or should I just go?

When you're begging for attention

Once the crowd goes home

And there's no one left to listen

I've got the freedom to love

I've got the freedom to live

Well now enough is enough

I'm not a trick up your sleeve

I'm not a part of your show

Can't make me pop up and go

One day your curtain will close

I've got to let you know [x3]

You think that love's a joke

But there ain't too much to laugh at

And it's all for show

Should I keep my ticket after

Or should I just go?

When you're begging for attention

Once the crowd goes home

And there's no one left to listen

Tah dah!