"The Show" lyrics

"The Show"

Life is like a board game some of the time
Mistakes and heartbreaks are no crime
But there's a light creepin' through under broken skies
Got plans better hurry 'cause time flies
Hold tight, get ready for the ride

If everything was easy, nothing ever broke
If everything was simple, how would we know
How to fix your tears, how to fake a show
How to paint a smile, yeah, how would we know
How good we have it though?

Life is like a dance floor some of the time
(Life is like a dance floor some of the time)
Dancin' with the stars, oh, every night
Gravity comes and wraps her arms around you again
It's all fun and games until the party ends
Hold tight, get ready for the ride

If everything was easy, nothing ever broke
If everything was simple, how would we know
How to fix your tears, how to fake a show
How to paint a smile, yeah, how would we know
How good we have it though?

Looking at the sun our whole lives
We're blinded by the-
Looking at the sun our whole lives
We're blinded by the lights

Ooh
We're still not ready for the ride

If everything was easy, nothing ever broke
If everything was simple, how would we know
How to fix your tears, how to fake a show
How to paint a smile, yeah, how would we know?

Oh, if everything was easy, nothing ever broke
If everything was simple, how would we know
How to fix your tears, how to fake a show
How to paint a smile, yeah how would we know
How good we had it though?
How good we had it, no?
So hold tight, get ready for the ride


Writer(s): Jamie Scott, Niall James Horan, Dan Bryer, Mike Needle
"The Show", the album's title track, was written during the COVID-19 pandemic and Niall Horan shared that he spent that time at home thinking about his life. That partially inspired the track's lyrics. "The show" is a metaphor for life.
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