"The Show Must Go On" (working titles "Who's Sorry Now", "(It's) Never Too Late") is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, from their eleventh studio album The Wall (1979).[1][2] It was written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour.[2]
The track does not appear in the film version of The Wall (1982) nor in Waters' post-Pink Floyd concert The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990).[2] It also has an extra verse that was cut from the studio album, but is included in the lyrics printed on its sleeve.
Do I have to stand up Wild eyed in the spotlight What a nightmare Why don't I turn and run
After this, the line "There must be some mistake..." appears.
It is the only song from the album on which Waters does not perform any instrument or vocal, although his voice is on unofficially released recordings of the demo. He is singing a verse that was cut from the final version and has never been played live, located right before David Gilmour's bridge:
Am I really unsure, Wild eyed in the spotlight? Fuck me, what a nightmare Who's there? Have they all gone?
It's okay, now you're in luck, The worms have fled the Rising Sun. Their evil power is on the wane. Forget the past and start again.
As with the other songs on The Wall, "The Show Must Go On" tells a segment of the story of Pink, the story's protagonist. This song leads into "In the Flesh", where the show is performed by Pink as he begins to mentally unravel and hallucinate that he is a fascist dictator.
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