Down on the midway The sideshow barkers say "Step right up, y'all, I got a game you can't lose" There's a sucker born every minute Long as the wheel keep on spinnin' And one day, the hand of fate gonna land right on you 'Cause life is like a carnival ride And you're watchin' the ground disappear And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train And let me off right here?" And when everything is upside down It won't do you no good to despair Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together At the life-ain't-fair Like the red ball in a game of cups That moves every time you lift one up Lookin' for love, you chose the wrong one again They'll fool you once, fool you twice You rolled a fool's pair of dice And what you thought was gold is just an old piece of tin 'Cause life is like a carnival ride And you're watchin' the ground disappear And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train And let me off right here?" When everything is upside down It won't do you no good to despair Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together At the life-ain't-fair Just like a funhouse mirror In a blur goes one more year And time is one thing your money can't buy So take your place in the freak show Let go of things beyond your control And enjoy the view from that big wheel in the sky 'Cause life is like a carnival ride And you're watchin' the ground disappear And you're sayin', "Won't you stop this train And let me off right here?" And when everything is upside down It won't do you no good to despair Just remember, we're all goin' 'round together At the life-ain't-fair Yeah, we've all got our tickets to the life-ain't-fair 'Cause there's something for everyone at the life-ain't-fair

People, people who need people Are the luckiest people in the world We're children needing other children And yet letting our grown-up pride Hide all the need inside Acting more like children than children Lovers are very special people They're the luckiest people in the world With one person, one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half now you're whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person who needs people People, people who need people Are the luckiest people in the world With one person, one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half now you're whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person who needs people You have got to need people They're the luckiest people in the world

(Mock) Yeah (Ing) Yeah (Bird) Yeah (Yeah) Yeah Mockingbird Everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Well now, if that mockingbird don't sing (bird don't sing) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring (a diamond ring) And if that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (oh, yeah) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Oh, I know, I love him and I can't tell him so (a mockingbird) That I, I, I, I love him and that's all he doesn't know, he doesn't know (a diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (that's why) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Oo-oo, everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Said now, if that mockingbird don't sing (it don't shine) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring (diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (yes, you do) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) I know that I, that I love him and I can't tell him so (mockingbird) That I, I, I, I love him and it's all he doesn't know, he doesn't know (diamond ring) If that diamond ring don't shine (it don't shine) He's gonna surely break this heart of mine (this heart of mine) And that's why (yes, he will) I can't tell him that sad thing (yeah, yeah, ho-ho-ho) Everybody have you heard? (Have you heard?) He's gon' buy me a mockingbird (a mockingbird) Said now, if that mockingbird don't sing (it don't shine) He's gonna buy me a diamond ring