At the Fair

Written by S. Nicks
 

She remembers a time
When there was something inside them
And they did not hide it
No, it wasn't that they're weren't in love
But everything that they loved
They found at the fair

Since everything that he loved
He found at the fair
Ooh, and the doll that he wanted
Well, he should have left her there
Since everything that he loved
He found at the fair
And the beautiful doll that he wanted
Well, he should have left her there

Home became a glass cage to her
She remembers a time
There was no music, no freedom
No friends of mine
Well, it wasn't that they weren't in love
It wasn't that he did not care
It's just everything that he loved
He found it at the fair

Well, everything that he loved
He found at the fair
Ooh, and the doll that he wanted
Well, he should have left her there
Since everything that he loved
He found it at the fair
And the beautiful doll that he wanted
Well, he should have left her there

In the beginning
She remembers a time
When there was something inside them
And they didn't hide it
It wasn't that they weren't in love
It's just that they forgot
Because everything that he loved
He found at the fair

Well, everything that he loved
He found at the fair
Ooh, and the doll that he wanted
Well, he should have left her there
Since everything that he loved...

 

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

I think the "fair" here is the crazy world of fame. "There was a time," before all this, when she and Lindsey were just struggling musicians... but together. Then, they joined Fleetwood Mac, started becoming famous... and it all started to fall apart. Their love was being replaced by the heady effects of success. I think the "beautiful doll" comment has to do with something that Stevie said in an interview - she said that it was hard for her to be supportive of Lindsey in the group because, if he were doing something that she felt was jeopardizing the group, she couldn't encourage him in it. So here, she might be referring to the fact that Lindsey expected her to just be quiet and go along with whatever he wanted to do, even if it went against her better judgment or her own concerns about the direction of Fleetwood Mac. So, "it wasn't that they weren't in love," but things like that got between them, and it ended. The price of fame.

 

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