Locked Away

Locked Away - The Hotknives

Written by：R. Allen

I used to watch the circus come to town

And queue up for the show

I used to fool around and play the clown

A long long time ago

Another suitcase with another story

Another letter in the hallway for me

Another chance of never being there

And then I met a girl with a curious stare

So I told you

And you told her

How much I'd like to hold her

And now I'm five years older

I wish I'd never told you

I'd like to hold you

But you keep me locked away

Locked away

I never thought of her as being like

A consolation prize

It took some history and lots of mistakes

To open up my eyes

And now a another girl is cutting up

Mars bars

A season ticket is replacing fast cars

The curtain's up

But the lights are down

The curious stare has re emerged as a frown

So I told you

And you told her

How much I'd like to hold her

And now I'm five years older

I wish I'd never told you

I'd like to hold you

But you keep me locked away

Locked away

A complication in the twilight zone

The juggler fell down

The staring girl is living on her own

The other girl is happy living with her clown

So I told you

And you told her

How much I'd like to hold her

And now I'm five years older

I wish I'd never told you

I'd like to hold you

So I told you and you told her

How much I'd like to hold her

And now I'm five years older

I wish I'd never told you

I'd like to hold you

But you keep me locked away

Locked away