I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel   a pastel coloured carriage in the air   I thought you'd leave me danglin' for a    little while   a silly twist upon a childish dare   Below I saw you whispering to another man   who held the lever that could bring me down   He'd stop the world from turning at    your command   Its always something cruel that laughter    drowns   And I'm up while the dawn is breaking   even though my heart is aching   I should be drinking a toast   to absent friends   instead of these   comedians      I can hardly hear the music from the    carousel   the wind picks up, the carriage starts   to sway   As one by one the lights go out   its closing time   I see you take his hand and walk away   They say that you will always be the last   to know   they say that all that glitters is not gold   Its not just that you're never coming    back to me   Its the bitter way that I was told   And I'm up while the dawn is breakin'   even though my heart is achin'   I should be drinking a toast   to absent friends   instead of these   comedians.