The Fairground-Ralph McTell

[ti:The Fairground] [ar:Ralph McTell] [al:Spiral Staircase] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Fairground - Ralph McTell [00:18.16]Standing alone in the fairground at night [00:22.01] [00:22.73]The world racing past on the streets [00:26.62] [00:27.34]Only the stars and the highlights of cars [00:31.12] [00:31.66]Light the fantasy world while it sleeps [00:36.15]And I looked around but there wasn't a sound [00:39.92] [00:40.68]But the cinders under my feet [00:45.17] [00:45.79]Candy-floss sticks spelt words on the ground [00:49.28] [00:50.06]I tried to read them in vain [00:53.99] [00:54.67]Before it was clear the wind blew my hair [00:58.82]And re-phrased the sentence again [01:02.16] [01:03.98]I stopped to light my last cigarette [01:07.27] [01:08.20]The fair was lit up in it's glow [01:11.89] [01:12.58]I threw it away but the light seemed to stay [01:16.60]Like 'twere moonlight shining on snow [01:20.17] [01:21.15]And I hardly dare breathe [01:23.81]I just couldn't believe [01:26.18]Then the music started to flow [01:28.92] [01:31.68]Slowly everything started to move [01:34.82] [01:35.36]'Cept me and I stood quite still [01:40.09]Then came a soft cry near the coconut shy [01:43.70] [01:44.50]Will you take me to ride on the wind [01:50.32] [01:52.62]And around and around the big wheel when spinning [01:59.57]Round and around until [02:03.66]I noticed although the fairground was moving [02:08.86]The rest of the world stopped still [02:12.50] [02:13.18]It was then that I realised that I'd have to get off [02:17.17] [02:18.07]Although I would've much rather stayed [02:22.39]Then with a jolt the wheel came to a halt [02:26.60]And the music started to fade [02:31.30]As the lights went dim my head started to spin [02:35.65]Told myself that I wasn't to blame [02:39.54] [03:07.78]Looked at the ground at the candy-floss sticks [03:11.52] [03:12.36]Now the message was plain [03:16.03] [03:16.91]Behind me the wheel and the fairground were still [03:21.21]And outside it was moving again