Well, in 1941 a happy father had a son

And by 1944, father walks right out the door

And in '45 the mom and son were still alive

But who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive Well, the years were passing quickly but not fast enough for him

So he close his eyes through '55 then he opened them up again

When he looked around he saw a clown and the clown seemed very gay

And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away Well, he followed every railroad track and every highway sign

And he had a girl in each new town and the towns he left behind

And the open road was the only road he knew

But the color of his dreams were slowly turning into blue The he met a girl, the kind of girl he wanted all his life

She was soft and kind and good to him so he took her for his wife

And they got a house not far from town and in a little while

The girl had seen the doctor and she came home with a smile Now in 1961 a happy father had a son

And by 1964 the father walks right out the door

And in '65 the mom and son were still around

But what will happen to the boy when the circus comes to town?