Circus:
Life was a circus.
A hectic thing,
The moon was a toy balloon we had on a string,
Gay banners unfurled,
Lovely confusion.
And we were in another world,
The world of illusion.

And as in a circus,
Daring young love on the high trapeze,
We certainly flew through the air
With the greatest of ease,
We painted the town,
Did it up brown?
I was the clown,
You were the laughter.
Echoing after,
Yesterday the circus left town!


Big top, sky of blue.
Stars were happy, too.
Put on the greatest show on earth.
Front row paradise,
And well worth the price,
What more excitement can you know on earth?

Slowly, you wake believing.
This wasn't make-believing.
No, oh no!
As you unmask yourself,
You only can ask yourself.
Where did it go?
Where did it go?


Oh, circus, daring young love on the high trapeze,
We certainly flew through the air
With the greatest of ease,
We painted the town,
Did it up brown,
I was the clown,
You were the laughter.
Echoing after,
Yesterday the circus left town!