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?