We pulled out of Charlotte   The snow was falling down   We make our way   In this one-eagle sleigh   'Till we reach another town   Our name is in lights   On the billboard signs   In every town we play   But if you may   All it really need say   Are gypsies   Gypsies on parade      We pull into a diner   Folks just stop and stare   You hear 'em say, "Man   It's a rock 'n' roll band   By the look    and the clothes they wear"   And you telephone home   'Cause you're feeling alone   And try to think of something to say   It seems all you get   Are tears of regret   For being gypsies   Gypsies on parade      CHORUS:   Gypsies on parade   Vagabonds that got it made   They don't know but they've been told   About the diamond rings   And fancy things we wear   They don't know what dues we pay   For being gypsies   Gypsies on parade      Home is where the heart is   But the heart is never home   As I count the white lines   And these exit signs   This guitar is all I ever hold   But the stories we can tell   Or the stories we can't   Make better all the time spent away   From family and friends   Oh it never ends   For gypsies   Gypsies on parade      CHORUS      We pulled out of Charlotte   The snow was falling down