Watch children cry

The pageant sells the lie

Third place isn't winning, you know

And neither is first

The pressure and the thirst

For the skeleton's show.

I am so thin skinned

Don't scratch the surface

Please let me live within

Within this circus.

Little dreams come crashing

Let them wave in passing

'cause fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should

And you may wish for oscars, grammys and blockbusters

Fame won't love you like a brother, like a lover should

Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should

Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should.

I searched in your eyes for some glimmer of light

Tap dancing for one million miles

I looked for the smiles

Hoping in them I'd find validation for my futile existence.

I am so thin skinned

Don't scratch the surface

Please let me live within

Within this circus.

Little dreams come crashing

Let them wave in passing

'cause fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should

And you may wish for oscars, grammys and blockbusters

Fame won't love you like a brother, like a lover should

Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should

Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should.

Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should

Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should

Oh-oh...