The Show's Almost Over Song Lyrics and Chords by Cal Smith
The Show's Almost Over
Recorded by Cal Smith
Written by Chuck Howard
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He walked up to the bandstand
And asked if an old man could sit in
Across his
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face I saw the pain
And I felt it in these words I heard him
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sing
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I can't believe what I see when I look in life's
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mirror
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So many
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left over
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scars from a dreamer'
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I stole from the good life and now it wants payment from
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me
But I've
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nothing but
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memories and
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little to give back you
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see
And the shows almost over let me sing one more
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song
The world sure looks
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lonely when the crowds are all
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gone
So children please listen oh but don't sing
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along
Cause the mountains are
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mean
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And the
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meaning's
al
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wrong
On my way up I didn't want my woman
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around
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I was too
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busy
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bathing in the fame I had
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found
Now the circus is over somebody please tell the
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clown
And
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honey forgive me I'm sorry for letting you
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down
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And the
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shows almost over let me sing one more
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song
The world sure looks
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lonely when the crowds are all
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gone
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And the old man turned his eyes toward heaven
And he pulled the microphone up close to his
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chest
Oh he cuddled it like it
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was a new born baby
And he slowly sank to the floor and took his last
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breath
And the shows almost over let me sing one more
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song
The world sure looks
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lonely when the crowds are all
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gone
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Show's Almost Over?
- The song The Show's Almost Over was sang by Cal Smith.
Who is Cal Smith?
- Calvin Grant Shofner (April 7, 1932 - October 10, 2013), known professionally as Cal Smith, was an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hits "Country Bumpkin" and "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler".
