Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragon fly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons Skated over ten clear frozen streams Words like when you're older must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game
Six-teen springs and six-teen summers gone now Cart-wheels turn to car-wheels thou' the town And they tell him take you're time it won't be long now Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true There's be new dreams may be better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game And go round and round and round in the circle game
[00:00.64]Circle Game [00:05.88]- Joni Mitchell [00:09.88] [00:11.03]Yesterday a child came out to wonder [00:19.18]Caught a dragon fly inside a jar [00:27.50]Fearful when the sky was full of thunder [00:35.61]And tearful at the falling of a star [00:43.45]And the seasons they go round and round [00:47.57]And the painted ponies go up and down [00:52.88]We're captive on the carousel of time [01:00.60]We can't return we can only look [01:04.03]behind from where we came [01:07.38]And go round and round and round [01:11.02]in the circle game [01:14.24] [01:16.39]Then the child moved ten times round the seasons [01:24.72]Skated over ten clear frozen streams [01:32.96]Words like when you're older must appease him [01:40.51]And promises of someday make his dreams [01:48.83]And the seasons they go round and round [01:52.92]And the painted ponies go up and down [01:58.27]We're captive on the carousel of time [02:05.92]We can't return we can only look [02:09.51]behind from where we came [02:12.72]And go round and round and round [02:16.23]in the circle game [02:19.88] [02:21.97]Six-teen springs and six-teen summers gone now [02:29.95]Cart-wheels turn to car-wheels thou' the town [02:37.41]And they tell him take you're time [02:40.82]it won't be long now [02:45.71]Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down [02:53.83]And the seasons they go round and round [02:57.95]And the painted ponies go up and down [03:03.22]We're captive on the carousel of time [03:11.11]We can't return we can only look [03:14.47]behind from where we came [03:17.81]And go round and round and round [03:21.34]in the circle game [03:24.41] [03:26.30]So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty [03:34.38]Though his dreams have lost some grandeur [03:38.27]coming true [03:42.52]There's be new dreams may be better [03:46.07]dreams and plenty [03:50.47]Before the last revolving year is through [03:58.89]And the seasons they go round and round [04:02.77]And the painted ponies go up and down [04:08.06]We're captive on the carousel of time [04:15.60]We can't return we can only look [04:19.12]behind from where we came [04:22.50]And go round and round and round [04:25.99]in the circle game [04:31.02]And go round and round and round [04:34.27]in the circle game [04:39.46]
