[Verse 1] As long as the Ferris wheel spins 'round Makin' the night bright as day Know our love will shine about And keep the darkness at bay [Verse 2] I know you'll see the man you love But not the man that I am I pray that I can win you a prize And the summer will never end [Chorus] But the circus is leaving town They're firing all the clowns And the hum of the trucks As they're loading 'em up Makes a lonesome sound The big tops are coming down baby Yeah they're bringing the big tops down [Verse 3] The kids are all grown and gone It's awful quiet at night And we're both feeling all alone Though we're lying side by side We hover around this haunted house Like a couple of ghosts The laughing, the crying, the lovin', the fightin' I don't know what I miss the most [Chorus] But the circus is leaving town They're firing all the clowns And the hum of the trucks As they're loading 'em up Makes a lonesome sound The big tops are coming down baby Yeah they're bringing the big tops down [Bridge] I keep standing by the window listening for the sound For the wheels of love rolling, coming back around Coming back around baby [Chorus] But the circus is leaving town They're firing all the clowns And the hum of the trucks As they're loading 'em up Makes a lonesome sound The big tops are coming down baby Yeah they're bringing the big tops down