If there's a sign that could show me what's mine then I'd take that road
Waltz out the door with my looks and my scores and I'd take it home
If there's a train that can take me today how far I'd go
I'd take all my dreams and my passionate schemes all aboard
Cause when the circus comes to town I'll be dancing in the street
My hopes and my promises will finally meet
When the circus comes to town man it ain't gonna stop
I'll be on the high wire praying that I don't drop
Capital Hill has the strongest of wills it can bring me down
I'm making ends meet avoiding the street and the wrong side of town
I catch a quick eye from the girl by my side that I take along
And she knows just when to tell me again to sing my song
Cause when the circus comes to town we'll be dancing in the street
Our hopes and our promises will finally meet
When the circus comes to town man it ain't gonna stop
We'll be high on the wire praying that we don't drop
I see rainbows
And pots of gold
A man in the mirror
Smiling and old
I see a rainbow
A journey's end
A man in the mirror
Smiling again
Cause when the circus comes to town I'll be dancing in the street
My hopes and my promises will finally meet
When the circus comes to town man it ain't gonna stop
I'll be high on the wire praying that I don't drop