Standing on the side of the road near the overpass With a sign around his neck that says "carwash Free balloons" he's a clown in broad daylight He's waving at the people in cars who do a double take And goad him on with their horns outside the carwash Like a cartoon he's a clown in broad daylight Raising eyebrows and emotions he don't phase some people at all For every day the circus is open everything is all right It's just a clown in broad daylight Everything is all right For against the backdrop of ordinary life It's the easy laugh that gets you through your working day and the hogwash Sad but true he's a clown in broad daylight He's waving at you He's a clown a clown in broad daylight