As long as the ferris wheel spins `round
Makin` the night bright as day
I know our love will shine about
And keep the darkness at bay
I know you`ll see the man you love
But not the man that I am
I pray that I can win you a prize
And the summer will never end
But the circus is leaving town
They`re firing all the clowns
And the hum of the trucks
As they`re loading `em up
Makes a lonesome sound
The big tops are coming down, Baby
Yeah, they`re bringing the big tops down
The kids are all grown and gone
It`s awful quiet at night
And we`re both feeling all alone
Though we`re lying side by side
We hover around this haunted house
Like a couple of ghosts
The laughing, the crying, the lovin`, the fightin`
I don`t know what I miss the most
But the circus is leaving town
They`re firing all the clowns
And the hum of the trucks
As they`re loading `em up
Makes a lonesome sound
The big tops are coming down, Baby
Yeah, they`re bringing the big tops down
I keep standing by the window listening for the sound
For the wheels of love rolling coming back around
Coming back around, Baby
But the circus is leaving town
They`re firing all the clowns
And the hum of the trucks
As they`re loading `em up
Makes a lonesome sound
The big tops are coming down, Baby
Yeah, they`re bringing the big tops down