First one was a first-time thrill

Spun me like a Ferris wheel

Got so high and then I fell to pieces on the ground

Next one had me jump through hoops

Two months in, he ain't amused

Changed his tune when all his tricks ran out

Same stage, different show

Different cowboy, same damn rodeo

Oh, I shoulda known

Different boots, different names

They all break my heart the same

'Fore they pack up to skip to the next town

Same circus, different clown

I would write their name in lights

Fall into their painted eyes

Till I'd see the broken boy hiding behind the mask

I'm so sick and tired of fire

Always walking on a wire

Never make it to the second act

Same stage, different show

Different cowboy, same damn rodeo

Oh, I shoulda known

Different boots, different names

They all break my heart the same

'Fore they pack up to skip to the next town

Same circus, different clown

Ooh

Step right up, gather 'round

Watch another one let her down

Night after night, it's getting old

One day that curtain's gotta close

Same stage, different show

Different cowboy, same damn rodeo

Oh, I shoulda known

Different boots, different names

They all break my heart the same

'Fore they pack up to skip to the next town

Oh, different boots, different names

They all break my heart the same

'Fore they pack up to skip to the next town

Same circus, different clown