The Show Must Go On ft. Sylvana Joyce & the Moment & C. Robert Smith Lyrics

Ben was a strugglin' mason when young

Breakin' his back, layin' bricks

I drove by as he knocked out his foreman one day

I told him that I'd teach him some tricks

If you could believe his first night in the ring

He came out as stiff as a tank

For thirty years he was my soldier of choice

And we both rode his strength to the bank

But sometimes you take one for the team

Lions fast so the cubs can eat

You know as I do

We all lament the same old song

That youth is wasted on the young

The deal's the same for everyone:

If you don't show, the show must go on

We owe it to future generations

You know it deep down in your heart

We created something mighty special here

And Ben is proud to be playin' his part

Because sometimes you take one for the team

Lions fast so the cubs can eat

You know as I do

We all lament the same old song

That youth is wasted on the young

The deal's the same for everyone

If you don't show, the show must go on

Because sometimes you take one for the team

Lions fast so the cubs can eat

You know - Yes, you do

That's why you're turnin' black and blue

You hate to admit it, that it's true

That we all lament the same old song

That youth is wasted on the young

The deal's the same for everyone

If you don't show, the show -

We all lament the same old song

That youth is wasted on the young

The deal's the same for everyone

If you don't show, the show must go on