To the faraway places in France
There were people in the places i've been
I'll sing you a song and i won't keep you long
For the tambourine's playing
The carnival's callin' me home
And the rock 'n' roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
The carnival lights they'll stay
The golden eyrie's will laugh at the light
'Cause life is more than a play
For tomorrow may soon be yesterday
To the motherless children who ride
On the shadow of highways at night
It's all just the same, but it's all a game
The winner takes nothin'
And the loser gets all that remains
The rock 'n' roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
On the carnival lights they'll stay
And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light
'Cause life is more than a game
For tomorrow will soon be yesterday
To the motherless children who ride
On the shadow of highways at night
It's all just the same, but it's all a game
The winner takes nothin'
And the loser gets all that remains
The rock 'n'
roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
On the carnival lights they'll
stay
And the golden eyrie's will
laugh at the light
'Cause life is more than a game
Tomorrow will soon be yesterday
