i sat there alone upon the ferris wheel a pastel colored carriage in the air i thought you d leave me dangling for a little while a silly twist upon a childish dare below i saw you whisper to another man who held the lever that could bring me down he d stop the world from turning at your command it s always something cruel that laughter drowns and i m up while the dawn is breaking even though my heart is aching i could be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of these comedians i can hardly hear the music from the carousel the wind picks up the carriage starts to sway and one by one the lights go out it s closing time i see you take his hand and walk away walk away they say that you re always the last to know they say that all that glitters is not gold it s not just that you re never coming back to me it s the bitter way that i was told and i m up while the dawn is breaking even though my heart is aching i could be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of these comedians