There is no one, nothing to see 
The night is useless and so are we 
'Cause everybody knows 
The fabric of folly is falling apart at the seams 

And I've been looking for a good time 
But the pleasures are seldom and few 

There's no whiskey, there's no wine 
Just the concrete and a worried mind 
'Cause everybody knows death creeps in slow 
'Til you feel safe in his arms 

And I've been looking for a new friend 
And I don't care if he's decrepit and grey 

La la la la 
La la la la la 
La la la la la la 
La la la la la la la la 

Oh, Maria, haven't you known 
Days, so careless, all on your own 
'Cause everybody knows the circus is closed 
And the animals have gone wild 

And I've been looking for my shadow 
But this place is so bright and so clean 

There was no one, nothing to see 
The night is useless and so are we 
'Cause everybody knows 
The fabric of folly is falling apart at the seams 

And I've been looking for a good time 
But the pleasures are seldom and few 

La la la la la la 
La la la la la la la la