The Comedian-Dory Previn

[00:02.20]Roy Orbison - The Comedians [00:06.40]Album: The Essential Roy Orbison [00:09.27] [00:15.76] [00:21.15]I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel [00:27.34]A pastel colored carriage in the air [00:33.63]I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while [00:39.91]A silly twist upon a childish dare [00:46.10]Below I saw you whispering to another man [00:52.48]Who held the lever that could bring me down [00:58.77]He'd stop the world from turning at your command [01:05.06]It's always something cruel that laughter drowns [01:11.35]And I'm up while the dawn is breaking [01:14.83]Even though my heart is aching [01:17.93]I should be drinking a toast to absent friends [01:26.21]Instead of these comedians [01:48.86]I can hardly hear the music from the carousel [01:55.25]The wind picks up, the carriage starts sway [02:01.53]As one by one the lights go out, it's closing time [02:07.81]I see you take his hand and walk away, walk away [02:33.06]They say that you will always be the last to know [02:39.26]They say that all that glitters is not gold [02:45.53]It's not just that you're never coming back to me [02:52.22]It's the bitter way that I was told [02:57.80]And I'm up while the dawn is breaking [03:01.59]Even though my heart is aching [03:04.79]I should be drinking a toast to absent friends [03:13.07]Instead of these comedians