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Trying To Fool A Clown

from Miles Beyond The Maze (fdm110) by Chris Anderson

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TRYING TO FOOL A CLOWN

she had the mouth of an angel
the morals of a clown
the lies of the children
she keeps dragging them around
uptown - downtown
half-alive in san francisco
can't remember new orleans
got lost somewhere in memphis
right before she cashed her dreams

she said "how - how can you trust me
while now, i made that same mistake"

i'm trying to fool a clown
the words keep spinning
but i'll never come around
i can't get higher
but i'm never coming down
my feet don't touch the ground
i'm trying to fool a clown

she closed her eyes like a gypsy
and stole out through the night
her bark was made of cheap wine
and i never done seen her bite
no relief on the back porch
just paid-for tales and lies
i stopped believing when
she waved her hands
and cut me down to size

she said "how - how can you trust me
while now, i made that same mistake"

i'm trying to fool a clown
the words keep spinning
but i'll never come around
i can't get higher
but i'm never coming down
my feet don't touch the ground
i'm trying to fool a clown

-Fall 1997

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from Miles Beyond The Maze (fdm110), released June 17, 2019

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Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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