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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roy Orbison
Vocals
MITCHELL FROOM
Piano
David Miner
Upright Bass
Buell Neidlinger
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Jim Keltner
Drums
T Bone Burnett
Guitar
Jerry Scheff
Upright Bass
David Rhodes
Guitar
Gary Coleman
Percussion
Sid Page
First Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Declan Patrick MacManus
Songwriter
Michael Utley
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Rik Pekkonen
Engineer
Kevin Killen
Engineer
Don Smith
Associate Producer
Michael C. Ross
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel
A pastel colored carriage in the air
I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while
A silly twist upon a childish dare
Below I saw you whispering to another man
Who held the lever that could bring me down
He'd stop the world from turning at your command
It's always something cruel that laughter drowns
And I'm up while the dawn is breaking
Even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
To absent friends
Instead of these comedians
I can hardly hear the music from the carousel
The wind picks up, the carriage starts sway
As one by one the lights go out
It's closing time
I see you take his hand and walk away
Walk away
They say that you will always be the last to know
They say that all that glitters is not gold
It's not just that you're never coming back to me
It's the bitter way that I was told
And I'm up while the dawn is breaking
Even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
To absent friends
Instead of these comedians
Writer(s): Elvis Costello
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