The ghost of a friend came down to me singing, "Don't go back to misery" She spread out her wings and said, "Listen to me This ain't no place for you to be" Oh, my darling you can set me free So I packed up my sorrows and I followed her down to the West Way Road Heading outta town The grass is greener off the beaten track So, come with me and we won't look back Oh, my darling I could only try Yeah, the clowns have taken the town Yeah, the fools here are runnin' me down Well, I don't need them around they got nothing on you They got nothing on you, no ♪ And the lady sings ♪ Now the ghost of a friend is leaving me For another dark place of misery But the fires burning and the winds they change I know I'll see my friend again Oh, my darling you have made me see That there's always a circus in town With the vultures, peacocks and hounds Well, I don't need that around, they got nothing on you They got nothing on you, no ♪ And the lady sings ♪ You see there's always a circus in town All the vultures, peacocks and hounds Well, I don't need them around, they got nothing on you ♪ They got nothing on you, no ♪ And the lady sings ♪ And there she goes