Birthday Clown (feat. Sarah McDermott & Hadley McCall Thackston)

Don't be surprised if they say to you You've got every single reason Just to travel through the seasons in blue And don't close your eyes and keep yourself at bay From distractions and the vices The temptations and the prices you pay I realize I'm not the poster boy you need At least we're together when we're both down on our knees And when I get down could you hire me a birthday clown And he can dance and sing our favourite songs And we'll just smile as the world spins round If you're my girl we can navigate this wretched world And keep it spinning like a tilt-a-whirl And let the music just play on and on and on I'm like you at the best of times Choosing poison over powder And the noise is louder than the signs That's just the symptoms of an overactive mind Missing subway stops and snowflakes Just tryin' to get to work on time Plain and simple, it ain't that simple anymore Lower the lifeboats when you're standing on the shore And when I get down could you hire me a birthday clown And he can dance and sing our favourite songs And we'll just smile as the world spins round If you're my girl we can navigate this wretched world And keep it spinning like a tilt-a-whirl And let the music just play on and on and on I know that clown, I know that clown I know that clown, I know that clown He used to try to bring me down I know that clown, I know that clown I know that clown, I know that clown He used to follow me around I know that clown, I know that clown I know that clown, I know that clown I used to follow him around I won't be surprised when I come to And the whitewash flows like honey In the streets that you and I once knew And when I get down could you hire me a birthday clown And he can dance and sing our favourite songs And we'll just smile as the world spins round If you're my girl we can navigate this wretched world And keep it spinning like a tilt-a-whirl And let the music just play on and on and on and on and on