Pretty Elaina, my fair lady
She walked the high wire back in the 80s
Feathers and sequins, she shined like a chandelier
Hanging from the top tent rafters
Til the spotlight disappeared
Harlan Giovanni, what a sight to see
The way he earned her trust was on a 20 foot trapeze
She fell so hard because he always let her fly
Til he left her heart suspended in a cotton candy sky
She still dont know why
Every show must end, every circus leaves town
You dont know the magics gone until the lights go down
Now shes back in Nacogdoches
And I hear shes doing well
She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel
Pretty Elaina made herself a nest
Her sequins and her secrets buried in the cedar chest
No one around here knows about her other life
Johnny Davis went and made her a mama and a wife
And maybe thats alright
Cause every show must end, every circus leaves town
You dont know the magics gone until the lights go down
Now shes back in Nacogdoches
And I hear shes doing well
She only misses Harlan when she hears a carousel
Smith Country Fair
Mid-September
She walks the midway
And smiles when she remembers
Every show must end, every circus leaves town
I didnt know the magic left til all the lights went down
Now Im back in Nacogdoches
And I swear Im doing well
I only miss my Harlan when I hear a carousel
I only miss my Harlan when I hear the carousel