I'll tune up my guitar and play you a song
The spotlights are gone now, the shadows grow long
Illusions have faded, the theater's grown cold
The seats are all empty, the tickets been sold
Early that evening, the curtains withdrawn
The impatient audience begins to yawn
Then just like magic, the duo appears
Inaudible drumrolls play within my ears
You pull out a small deck of old playing cards
My eyes try to follow but find it too hard
And then you shoot bullets through two panes of glass
The stunts that you perform always make me gasp
It's always exciting to watch Teller drown
I'll never forget all your speeches profound
During intermission, see the Barrel Boy
Watch Teller eat needles and thread, what a joy
Back into the house now, second act begins
In some local theater in the city of sin
You cut off your fingers, mutilate your hands
You do the impossible to please your fans
But is it all worth it when you leave the stage?
Do you ever feel lonely in your middle age?
Shake so many hands, see so many faces
Play so many cities, go so many places
Start the final act now, we're closing the show
Take your final bow boys, the tears all must flow
You stay with your partner as you fade away
Your face full of wrinkles, your hair turning gray
You've performed your last trick, done your last show
You sit back and ask "Where did all the years go?"
The time just flew by, the years flowed like sand
The sand in the sandbox through a small child's hand
The last act has ended and the curtains fall
You look back at your life, no regrets at all
I'll tune up my guitar and play you a song
Spotlights gone forever, the darkness is strong
Illusions long faded, the theater's stone cold
The seats remain empty, last ticket's been sold
Remember all the shows that others do not
I'll carry your legend although you are gone
And come back to your stage to play my last song