the comedians

• roy orbison'ın çok guzel okuduğu elvis costello bestesi. şuradan izlenebilir.
  
  sözleri eksik kalmasın:
  
  i sat there alone upon 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 whisper to another man
  who held the lever that could bring me down
  he stopped the world from turning at your command
  it's always something cruel that laughter drowns
  
  and i'm up while the dawn is breaking
  even though my heart is aching
  i should be drinking a toast
  to absent friends
  instead of these comedians
  
  i can hardly hear the music from the carousel
  the wind picks up, the carriage starts to sway
  and 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 are always the last to know
  they say that all that glitters is not gold
  it's not just that you're never coming back to me
  it's the bitter way that i was told.
  
  and i'm up while the dawn is breaking
  even though my heart is aching
  i should be drinking a toast
  to absent friends
  instead of these comedians