Verse
C#m C A
There was no one nothing to see
C#m C A
The night is useless and so are we
E D
Cause everybody knows
C#m C A B
The fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams
CHORUS
C#m E
And I've been lookin' for a good time
C#m C B
But the pleasures are seldom and few
VERSE 2
C#m C A
There's no whiskey there's no wine
C#m C A
Just the concrete and a worried mind
E D
'cause everybody knows
C#m C A B
Death creeps in slow 'til you feel safe in his arms
CHORUS
C#m E
And I've been lookin' for a new friend
C#m C B
And I don't care if he's decrepit and gray
VERSE 3
C#m C A
O maria haven't you known
C#m C A
Days so careless all on your own
E D
'cause everybody knows
C#m C A B
The circus is closed and the animals have gone wild
CHORUS
C#m E
And I've been lookin' for my shadow
C#m C B
But this place is so bright and so clean