Found out this morning
   There's a circus coming to town
   They drive in Cadillacs
   Using walkie-talkies, and the Secret Service
  
   Their big top
   Imitation of life
   And all the flags and microphones
   We have to cover our eyes
  
   We play the sideshows
   And we like the tunnel of love
   And when we ride the ferris wheel
   We're little children again
  
   And when they're asking for volunteers
   We'll be the first ones aboard
   And when the ringmaster calls our names
   We'll be the first ones to go ... to sleep
  
   Stealing all our dreams
   Dreams for sale
   They sell 'em back to you
  
   On with the show
   Start the parade
   We sand along
   Sweep us away
  
   It's political party time
   Going down, going down
   And the celebrities all come out
   Coming down, coming down, coming...
  
   The sun is going down
   And the dogs are starting to howl
   We stay out after dark
   Eating cotton candy
   And the music's playing...
  
   How we all laughed!
   We split our sides
   The cameras flashed
   We almost died!
  
   The rain's gonna pour on down, falling out of the sky
   Coming down, coming down
   And the celebrities all run out, and the rain's
   Coming down, coming down
  
   Gonna rain,
   Gonna rain, gonna rain
   Gonna rain, gonna rain,
   Rain, rain
   Rain, rain
  
   And now I wonder who's boss
   And who he's leavin' behind?