Written by: Roger McGuinn and Jacques Levy
©1975 Jackelope Publishing Company/Patian Music (BMI)
Album: "Cardiff Rose" - 1976
You shoulda' been there
When the time was right for the music to begin
You shoulda' been there
When that band of gypsies started rollin' in
You shoulda' seen it
You'd've swore for sure the circus came to town
There were ladies ridin' bareback
And the mystery man all painted like a clown
You shoulda' seen October
Feelin' like I never felt before
Flashin' up New England skies
Like the fires of the revolutionary war
Ah, you shoulda' heard the music
Comin' down like the hardest rain that ever fell
Wakin' up in the afternoon
With a hundred lovers feeding in the same motel
Take me away, take me away oh, take me away
Take me away, take me away oh, take me away
Take me away, take me away oh, take me away
To the place where the greatest show on earth is playing
High on your highway
You shoulda' seen me
I've been told I had a smile upon my face
Slippin' from state to state
Ending' up in a drunken state of grace
Wasn't very long ago
I used to say this kind of life is rough
Well, you shoulda' been there
But let me tell you even that was not enough
Take me away, take me away oh, take me away
Take me away, take me away oh, take me away
Take me away, take me away oh
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