there was no one nothing to see

the night is useless and so are we

cause everybody knows

the fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams

and i've been lookin' for a good time

but the pleasures are seldom and few

there's no whiskey there's no wine

just the concrete and a worried mind

cos everone knows death creeps in slow

til you feel safe in his arms

and i've been lookin' for a new friend

and i don't care if he's decrepit and grey



o maria haven't you known

days so careless

all on your own

everybody knows the circus is closed

and the animals have gone wild

and i've been lookin' for my shadow

but this place is so bright and so clean



there was no one nothing to see

the night is useless and so are we

cause everybody knows

the fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams

and i've been lookin' for a good time

but the pleasures are seldom and few