To the faraway places of France   Of the people and the places I've been   I'll sing you a song and I won't keep you long   For the tambourine's playin'   And the carnival's callin' me home      And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight   On the carnival strips they'll stay   And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light   'Cause life is more than a play   For tomorrow will soon be yesterday      To the motherless children who ride   On the shadow of this highway at night   It's more than a game, more than fortune or fame   For the winner takes nothin'   And the loser gets all that remains      And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight   On the carnival strips they'll stay   And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light   'Cause life is more than a play   For tomorrow will soon be yesterday      And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight   On the carnival strips they'll stay   And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light   'Cause life is more than a play   For tomorrow will soon be yesterday