[Verse 1]
My landlady treats me like I don't even pay my rent
I gave my car to my mechanic and I ain't seen it since
My phone is always ringin' when I wanna be alone
They try and sell me everything from Heaven to cologne

[Refrain 1]
Everybody's got an offer
That I can't refuse
It's a circus out here, mama
Your baby's got them sideshow blues

[Verse 2]
It's all a big commercial, it's the video of a man
It's a plot to put an end to my attention span
They make up all these issues I never understood
If I thought I could change things I'd run out to Hollywood

[Refrain 2]
But it's hard to kick the door down
When you ain't wearin' no shoes
It's a circus out here, mama
Your baby's got them sideshow blues

[Chorus]
I got them sideshow blues, I want to tame the lions
These center-ring rich kids, they ain't even trying
They go from college to the big time takin' the best positions
While I'm out in this tent with all these freaks and musicians
Out in this smoke-free bar with all you freaks and musicians
Moanin' them sideshow blues
[Verse 3]
Well I try to tell my girlfriend, she's the only one that I've got
But this girl I hardly even know keeps on telling her that she's not
She's got a loaded pistol, waves it all the time
Says "Sometimes you have'ta kill a boy to keep his ass in line"

[Refrain 3]
At least that's the way she sees it
She saw it on the news
It's a circus out here, mama
Your baby's got them sideshow blues

[Verse 4]
People play Satanic records, God you don't know when they'll freak
From a quiet kid to a maniac to a movie of the week
We're killin' over cocaine, dyin' over sex
Bowin' down and prayin' to who'll ever cut the checks

[Refrain 4]
Then I go to church on Sunday, brothers and sisters, let me tall ya I cannot help but sleep in the pew
It's a circus out here, mama
Your baby's got them sideshow blues
It's a circus out here, mama
Your baby's got them sideshow blues

[Outro]
I said, "It's a circus out here, mama"
She said, "I bet you're in that sideshow"