Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Vinnie Barrett / Bobby EliThree Ring Circus lyrics © Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., Zella Music
Life is a three ring circusAll of the ups and downs of a carouselThat I know so well
Life is a three ring circusAll of the ups and downs of a carouselThat I know so wellLife is a three ring circusJust one little ride on a merry-go-roundGoin' round and round and round and round and roundGoin' round and round and round and round and roundGoin' round and round and round and round and roundGoin' round and round and round and round and roundGoin' round and round and round and round and roundGoin' round and round and round and round and round
The whistle blows as he makes his roundsHe's seen every town west of MississippiHe's just a face painted all in smilesJumpin' up and down and makin' people happy
He needs the love he spreads aroundBut in life he's just a clownTill they bring the curtain down
The song is characterized by lead singer Ted Mills' soaring falsetto, telling the story of a man who puts on a "happy face" for the world while suffering internally.
Though deep inside a shadow growsHe could laugh and no one knowsThere's a lonely man inside