Well in 1941 a happy father had a son 以及在1941年一个快乐的父亲生了一个儿子

And by 1944 the father walked right out the door 到1944年，父亲径直走出了门

And in '45 the mom and son were still alive 而在45妈妈和儿子还活着

But who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive 但是，谁可以告诉在46 ，如果两个人生存

Well the years were passing quickly 好几年被迅速传递

But not fast enough for him 但速度还不够快他

So he closed his eyes through '55 于是，他通过1955年的闭上了眼睛

And he opened them up again 他又开了起来

When he looked around he saw a clown 当他环顾四周，他看到一个小丑

And the clown seemed very gay 和小丑显得很同性恋

And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away 他夜间将加盟该马戏团的小丑和逃跑

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Well he followed every railroad track 嗯，他跟着每一个铁轨

And every highway sign 和每一个公路标志

And he had a girl in each new town 而他在每一个新的小镇姑娘

And the towns he left behind 和城镇，他留下

And the open road 和开放的道路

Was the only road he knew 是他知道的唯一道路

But the color of his dreams 但他的梦想的颜色

Were slowly turning into blue 慢慢变成蓝色

Then he met a girl the kind of girl 然后，他遇到了一个女孩的那种女孩

He'd wanted all his life 他会希望他的一生

She was soft and kind and good to him 她很柔软，善良，好给他

So he took her for his wife 于是，他把她的妻子

And they got a house not far from town 而他们得到的房子不远处的小镇

And in a little while 而在一小会儿

The girl had seen the doctor 这个女孩曾经看过医生

And she came home with a smile 她回家带微笑

Now in 1961 a happy father had a son 现在，在1961年一个快乐的父亲生了一个儿子

And by 1964 the father walked right out the door 和1964年的父亲径直走出了门

And in '65 the mom and son were still around 而在65妈妈和儿子还在身边

But what will happen to the boy 但会发生在什么样的男孩

When the circus comes to town? 当马戏团来到镇上？

[Scat solo] [斯卡特独奏]