Lyrics

She wore bells around her ankles and ribbons in her hair
And she danced just like a cyclone at a small town country fair
And she didn't see him watching from the shadows
No, she never saw him there

The summer night hung heavy and the fair was going strong
With the rhythm of machinery and the carny's come-on song
Weaving in and out among the people
He followed her along

She heard sweet music in her head
And the voices of angels too
And the sound drowned out the world outside
She was not like me and you
Just a cyclone passing through

Little children try for goldfish while their pennies disappear
And the girls out with new boyfriends hearts are set on souvenirs
But one game tonight was not for entertainment
And the player disappears

She heard sweet music in her head
And the voices of angels too
And the sound drowned out the world outside
She was not like me and you
Just a cyclone passing through

Someone found her near the midway
With her ribbons 'round her throat
And they wrapped her in a sheet
To keep her from growing cold
And they didn't see him watching from the shadows
No, they never saw him there
They didn't see him watching from the shadows
Nobody saw him there

But she heard sweet music in her head
And the voices of angels too
And the sound drowned out the world outside
She was not like me and you
Just a cyclone passing through