She gave away all her love

No reason to keep it

She'd avoid it for only one

But he didn't need it

And downtown the midnite circus

Hypnotised like a spinning top

Offering her dreams, like the gloss magazines

She had so much to give... so she gave it away



And all of the loves you've known

There must have been someone

Who gave you that starry night

You lay there two as one

And who's going to point the finger?

Only those who've never known

She lost and she cried, tears run and dry

And she'd so much to give... so she gave it away



Mary was like you and I

She remembers how she lay with him

But to world she's just a drunken cheap trick

Red light side kick, an angel downtown



The priest calls her wednesdays

And shows her a wooden cross

He tells of the love he's found

She thinks of the one she lost

And downtown

The midnite circus

Hypnotised like a spinning top

So easy to choose

When there's nothing to lose

She had so much to give... so she gave it away