--words and music by Michael Stanley
from "You Break It...You Bought It!", 1975, Epic Records
Everything came so easy, Fantasies were something to believe Didn't take too much to please us then Seemed like a place, we'd never have to leave And how we got from where we started Is not completely clear We've chased an awful lot of rainbows... We've done our share of fighting windmills We've looked directly at the sun We gave our souls away on cheap thrills We've lost a lot more, a lot more than we've won And time and again reminded of shows that must go on Who's gonna tell them when they ask us... Where have all the clowns gone Where's the laughter and did it really die And what is strangest is going through these changes Won't you rock me in your arms And make me feel so high And who should stop by but the bluebird He sang my ladies Freddies' songs Just a few sweet hours of music Really helped me, helped me get along Why do we make the children Leave childhood so soon Who's gonna tell them when it's over... Who's gonna tell them Where have all the clowns gone Where's the laughter and did it really die And what is strangest is going through these changes Won't you rock me in your arms That makes me feel so high Makes me feel high, so high Makes me feel high, Makes me feel so high to fade (segue into "Song For My Children")