Stephen Sondheim
Send in the Clowns
[Verse 1]
Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground
You in mid-air
Send in the clowns
[Verse 2]
Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around
One who can't move
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns
[Chorus]
Just when I stopped
Opening doors
Finally knowing
The one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again
With my usual flair
Sure of my lines
No one is there
[Verse 3]
Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns
[Chorus]
Just when I stopped
Opening doors
Finally knowing
The one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again
With my usual flair
Sure of my lines
No one is there
[Break]
[trumpet solo]
[Verse 4]
Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late
In my career
Send in the clowns
Well, maybe next year