Lyrics

[Verse 1] Pretty Elaina, my fair lady She walked the high wire back in the 80's Feathers and sequins, she shined like a chandelier Hanging from the top tent rafters 'til the spotlight disappeared [Verse 2] Harlan Giovanni, what a sight to see The way he earned her trust was on a twenty-foot trapeze She fell so hard because he always let her fly 'Til he left her heart suspended in a cotton candy sky She still don't know why [Chorus 1] Evеry show must end, every circus lеaves town You don't know the magic's gone until the lights go down Now she's back in Nacogdoches and I hear she's doing well She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel [Verse 3] Pretty Elaina made herself a nest Her sequins and her secrets buried in her cedar chest No one around here knows about her other life Johnny Davis went and made her a mama and a wife And maybe that's alright [Chorus 1] 'Cause every show must end, every circus leaves town You don't know the magic's gone until the lights go down Now she's back in Nacogdoches and I hear she's doing well She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel [Bridge] Smith County Fair, mid-September She walks the midway and smiles when she remembers [Chorus 2] Every show must end, every circus leaves town I didn't know the magic left 'til all the lights went down Now I'm back in Nacogdoches and I swear I'm doing well I only miss my Harlan when I hear a carousel I only miss my Harlan when I hear the carousel