Watch children cry The pageant sells the lie Third place isn't winning, you know And neither is first The pressure and the thirst For the skeleton's show I am so thin skinned Don't scratch the surface Please let me live within Within this circus Little dreams come crashing Let them wave in passing 'Cause fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should And you may wish for Oscars, Grammys and blockbusters Fame won't love you like a brother, like a lover should Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should I searched in your eyes for some glimmer of light Tap dancing for one million miles I looked for the smiles Hoping in them I'd find validation for my futile existence I am so thin skinned Don't scratch the surface Please let me live within Within this circus Little dreams come crashing Let them wave in passing 'Cause fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should And you may wish for Oscars, Grammys and blockbusters Fame won't love you like a brother, like a lover should Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should Oh-oh, fame won't love you like a mother, like a father should Oh-oh