Vauderville Man-Wendy Waldman

[ti:Vauderville Man] [ar:Wendy Waldman] [al:Love Is The Only Goal: The Best Of Wendy Waldman] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Vauderville Man - Wendy Waldman [00:16.29]Papa used to tell me as a little child [00:20.16] [00:21.67]The only reason we're here is to make them smile [00:26.68] [00:28.10]Your heart may break and your world may fall [00:33.26] [00:33.81]But when you stand up there you stand ten feet tall [00:38.82] [00:43.38]So following in my father's shoes [00:48.65] [00:49.34]I learned to sing and dance and to play the blues [00:54.27] [00:55.71]I'll tell you now if you don't understand [01:00.19] [01:01.34]That I'm the living daughter of a vaudeville man [01:06.97] [01:11.23]The trains ran east and the roads ran west [01:14.28]And I knew every one of them [01:17.98]My face was dirty but my ribbons were pressed [01:21.17]They were crazy days but to have them back again [01:26.80] [01:31.63]One hand glued to the radio [01:35.85] [01:38.02]One hand practicing the piano [01:42.20] [01:43.95]One foot tapping out the dancing tune [01:48.39] [01:49.97]One sole trying just to make a dime [01:54.94] [01:55.62]And it's hand to mouth and it's mouth to hand [02:00.43] [02:01.58]Say I'm the living daughter of a vaudeville man [02:06.72] [02:07.65]Say I'm the living daughter of a vaudeville man