Circus Train Lyrics

Every night I walk the tracks, that stretch out behind my home

The 11:05 marks when it's time to leave

Then as 10:13, in early November

Some lights stared at me that I had never seen

Oo I watched them roll by

Oo long silver line

The cars sounded old, as they screeched through the broken light

The night I saw the circus train

The news the next morning was that the circus came to town

They're putting up the big top, stringing up the lights

I spied the engineer, I thought he'd recognize me

As the shadows man standing with the trees

On opening night the crowd looked surprised

When the lady walked the tight rope wire

For another week or more, they opened up their door

And the whole town was happy for a while

Oo I watched them roll by

Oo long silver line

I learned the greatest show on earth travels two rails at a time

The night I saw the circus train

Oo I watched them roll by

Oo long silver line

The cold is closing in on this quiet town again

A memory as clear as day

The night I saw the circus train