Phantom Cowboy Jukebox - 'The Comedians' (audio)

My rendition of the Elvis Costello-penned Roy Orbison song, The Comedians, for an unfinished concept album called The Phantom Cowboy Jukebox. Stay tuned, more tracks on the way.

[Thoracius]

I sat there alone up on 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 let me down
He'd stop the world from turning at your command
It's always something cruel that laughter downs
And I'm up though the dawn is breaking
Even my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
To absent friends
Instead of these comedians

I can barely hear the music from the carousel
The wind picks up the carriage starts to 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're always the last to know
They say that all that glitters is not gold
It's not that you're never coming back to me
It's the bitter way in which I was told
And I'm up though the dawn is breaking
Even my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of these comedians