To the faraway places of France Of the people and the places I've been I'll sing you a song and I won't keep you long For the tambourine's playin' And the carnival's callin' me home And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight On the carnival strips they'll stay And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light 'Cause life is more than a play For tomorrow will soon be yesterday To the motherless children who ride On the shadow of this highway at night It's more than a game, more than fortune or fame For the winner takes nothin' And the loser gets all that remains And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight On the carnival strips they'll stay And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light 'Cause life is more than a play For tomorrow will soon be yesterday And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight On the carnival strips they'll stay And the golden eyrie's will laugh at the light 'Cause life is more than a play For tomorrow will soon be yesterday