Midnight And Lonesome

a showman's life is a smokey bar The fevered chase of a tiny star It's a hotel room and a lonely wife From what I've seen of a showman's life Nobody told me about this part They told me all about the pretty girls and wine The money and good times No

Down on the corner of the dead end street Too many tears and not a drop of relief It'll shake up your soul it'll tear down your pride Honey keep your eyes pure let us tell no lies Hatred is a criminal out on the loose Love might be a judge with a han

At the quecreek mine nine miners went down Two hundred and forty feet deep in the ground The night shift went a mile when there came a shout Somebody's hit water we gotta get out It was over their heads and too fast to outrun Together they were tied