A showman?s life is a smokey bar   And 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 the wine and the money and the good times   There?s no mention of all the wear and tear   On an old honky tonker?s heart   Well I might have known it   But nobody told me about this part      A boy will dream as children do   Of a great white way, until the dream comes true   And a phony smile in a colored light   Is all there is to a showman?s life   Nobody told me about this part      They told me all about the pretty girls   And the wine and the money and the good times   There?s no mention of all the wear and tear   On an old honky tonker?s heart   Well I might have known it   But nobody told me about this part      And nobody told me about this part      They told me all about the pretty girls   And the wine and the money and the good times   There?s no mention of, all the wear and tear   On an old honky tonker?s heart   Well I might have known it   But nobody told me about this part   Well I might have known it   Nobody told me about this part