Jimmy Stafford

Lyrics

Carnival

Here I stand alone in the courtyard
Waiting on a friend
Autumn leaves are falling
It feels good to be back again
The mines have long been closed down
But not much has changed
Old familiar faces
But the memories are fading away

Sundown
All the ghosts in this old town
In the shadows when you come around
Tonight
Get your tickets at the corner store
And I’ll meet you at the carnival

There are some you can’t forget
And some you don’t remember
But they live on in your head
Like a picture on a postcard

(Chorus)

There are times you can still hear the voices
When you ride on the carousel
But when the ride is over
You can’t hear them anymore
I will meet you at the carnival


Music and lyric by Jimmy Stafford