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?