Pretty Elaina My fair lady She walked the high wire back in the 80´s Feathers and sequins She shined like a chandelier
Hanging from the top tent rafters Till the spotlight disappeared
Harlan Giovanni What a sight to see The way he earned her trust was on a 20-foot trapeze She fell so hard because he always let her fly Till he left her heart suspended In a cotton candy sky She still don´t know why Every show must end Every circus leaves town You don´t know the magic´s gone Until the lights go down Now she´s back in Nacogdoches And I hear she´s doing well She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel
Pretty Elaina Made herself a nest Her sequins and her secrets Buried in her cedar chest No one around here knows about her other life Johnny Davis went and made her a mama and a wife And maybe that´s alright
‘Cause every show must end Every circus leaves town You don´t know the magic´s gone Until the lights go down Now she´s back in Nacogdoches And I hear she´s doing well She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel
Smith County Fair
Mid-September She walks the midway And smiles when she remembers Every show must end Every circus leaves town I didn´t know the magic left Till all the lights went down Now I´m back in Nacogdoches And I swear I´m doing well I only miss my Harlan when I hear a carousel I only miss my Harlan when I hear the carousel