Baby cried the day the circus came to town
'Cause she did n't want parades just passin' by her
So she painted on a smile and took up with some clown
And she dan ced without a net u pon the wire
I kn ow a lot about her 'cause, you see
Bab y is an awf ul lot like me
Don't cry ou t lo ud
Just keep it insi de, just learn how to hide your feelings
Fly high a nd proud
And if you should fa ll, remember you almo st had it all
Baby saw that when they pulled that big top down
They lef t behind her dreams among the li- tter
And the different kind of love she thought she'd found
It was not hin' left but sawd ust and some gli- tter
But bab y can't be broken 'cause you see
She had the finest te acher, that was me, and I told 'er
Don't cry ou t lo ud
Just keep it insi de, just learn how to hide your feelings
Fly high an d proud
And if you should fa ll, remember you almo st had it all
Don't cry out loud
Just keep it inside, jus t learn how to hide your feelings
Fly high and proud
And if you should fall, rem ember you almost had it all
Girl, don't cry out loud
You gotta keep it inside, you lea rn how to hide the feelings
Fly high and proud
And if you should fall, wel l baby you all knows, you almost had it all
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