The Hotknives - Locked Away lyrics

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 different 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.