Sell The Kids To The Circus

from Heartbreak Songs by Wyatt Cropper Parks

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Sell The Kids to The Circus

Take a look at that house you bought
The picket fence a well groomed dog
Little children run about the yard
You thought you’d got quite the steal
The perfect house and a damn good deal
You only owe 300 grand
But two months in you got a note
Interest rates are up your broke
Now the bank wants your house
How will you make ends meet
Sell the lexus buy a cheap
Car that will die in a month

You made it work for near 6 months
Underwater yes it hurts
To never have change for a drink
The kids are hungry so are you
Your parents say they aren’t made at you
But they can’t take on the kids
So then one day you make a plan
Each one of them for at least a grand
You’ll get yourself out of a fix

You’ll sell the kids to the circus
You sell them for cheap
You teach them to tightrope
And juggle fire with their teeth
You won’t have to feed them
They won’t be your deal
You’ll sell the kids to the circus
Your looking to sell for cheap

You only have a few more weeks
Until the sideshow takes their leave
You have to get the kids up to speed
You work them hard day and night
Eatin fire jugglin rocks
Failure can’t come this time
They have to be the best there is
Fightin’ lions for the biz
You know that they’ll make the cut
Your plan is fool proof spick n span
You’ve all ready talked to the man
He’ll give you a wad a cash

Chorus

What can go wrong?
The kids are asleep
You drugged them with dinner
And tomorrow they sleep with the circus
And you’ll finally be free

Chorus

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from Heartbreak Songs, released March 31, 2014

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Wyatt Cropper Parks Bellingham, Washington

As a chronic songwriter things just sort of stack up every so often and I just have to put them out there. My music covers the map from the highly personal to the wacky (favoring the personal though). Please enjoy and share!

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