From the recording Suzanne
(I was hiding in the bathroom for a few minutes peace from my family. I saw "Water for Elephants" on my bathroom shelf. A few hours later, Suzanne came to life.)
Lyrics
Suzanne ran away with the circus
When she was forty- three
Misses her kids occasionally
As she swings on her trapeze
But she doesn’t miss washing dishes
As she flies through the air
With the breeze in her hair
Devil may care
But you can’t have everything
Everything, everything, no you can’t
You can’t have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne
She fell pretty hard for a carnie
On the train to Tucumcari
Where she wished she wasn’t married
Just for a night
Cause she couldn’t resist when he kissed her
Just a little longer
Just a little wronger
Than she knew was right
But you can’t have everything
Everything, everything, no you can’t
You can’t have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne
But sometimes it’s the dreams that get you through
All the hardest things you have to do
Suzanne came back home from the circus
When she was forty-four
Knowing she’d miss her family more
She let go and fell to the floor
She'll never like washing dishes
But at night when no ones there
She’ll feel the breeze in her hair
Devil may care
But you can’t have everything
Everything, everything, no you can’t
You can’t have everything, everything
Can you Suzanne