Fair Leather Friends - Cokie the Clown

Princess Bride and True Romance were not just movies to me

They gave me a feeling that true love is not just allegory

Then I found out the hard way that happiness comes at such an incredible cost

It took us so long to realize it was stolen from us, we had previously thought

it was lost

We took pride in being lepers and pariah royalty

Until we were turned into the people we weren’t, from being shamed so

unanimously

No one could admire when we walked the highest wire from the ground it just

looks cavalier

Instead of cheering us on they pulled the net out to infect us with their envy

and fear

A beautiful woman with a heart of gold

Was outcast because of what she sold

When you’re able sell the fulfillment of dreams

People call it snakeoil money making schemes

So fuck all of you that chose to stand above us

And thanks to our friends that were there to love us

And I’ll call you all out cuz your indecency

Comes from sexism, shame and clear jealousy

And you’re not getting off so easily

We treated everyone good so we never understood why we became so hated

Was it because we saw the world differently and the absurd life we created

The friends we could count on one hand turned into sand when we reached out

Were all the laughs that we shared just canned

We never dreamed we’d ever have to live our lives without all of you

And I guess I’m just naive, because I never expected

That the woman I loved could be so disrespected

By her fair leather friends dishonorable shit talkers

And mine who are just conservatives that think they’re punk rockers

The truth is that they couldn’t stand our sexual feats

We soared on trapezes while they sat in cheap seats

And the hardest part is when we lost the love we had

Our so-called families said they’re so sorry, but they’re really just glad

And how we both got had is so spectacularly sad

That something that was once so perfectly euphoric

Is now just a song that’s painfully, historic

But that’s how life goes

The most incredible ballerinas at some point have to take a bow

Step down and realize that they’ll never get on their toes again

But how many people can say, they didn’t just dance in, They lived a ballet