The actors and jesters are here
The stage is in darkness and clear
For raising the curtain
and no-one´s quite certain whose play it is
How long ago, how long
If only we had listened then.
If we´d known just how right we were going to be.
For we dreamed a lot
And we schemed a lot
And we tried to sing of love before the stage fell apart.

If everyone was listening you know
There´d be a chance that we could save the show
Who´ll be the last clown
To bring the house down?
Oh no, please no, don´t let the curtain fall

Well, what is your costume today?
Who are the props in your play?
You´re acting a part which you thought from the start
was an honest one.
Well how do you plead?
An actor indeed!
Go re-learn your lines,
You don´t know what you´ve done
The finale´s begun.

If everyone was listening you know
There´d be a chance that we could save the show,
Who´ll be the last clown
To bring the house down?
Oh no, please no, don´t let the curtain fall.