Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly 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 *
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town And they tell him take your 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'll be new dreams maybe 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
[00:07.76]Yesterday a child came out to wonder [00:14.67]Caught a dragonfly inside a jar [00:21.46]Fearful when the sky was full of thunder [00:27.82]And tearful at the falling of a star [00:33.31] [00:34.69]And the seasons they go round and round [00:38.18]And the painted ponies go up and down [00:42.57]We're captive on the carousel of time [00:49.29]We can't return we can only look [00:52.30]Behind from where we came [00:54.91]And go round and round and round [00:57.92]In the circle game [01:01.44] [01:02.63]Then the child moved ten times round the seasons [01:09.44]Skated over ten clear frozen streams [01:16.35]Words like when you're older must appease him [01:22.65]And promises of someday make his dreams [01:28.78] [01:29.62]And the seasons they go round and round [01:33.11]And the painted ponies go up and down [01:37.37]We're captive on the carousel of time [01:44.12]We can't return we can only look [01:46.95]Behind from where we came [01:49.81]And go round and round and round [01:52.80]In the circle game * [01:55.97] [01:57.73]Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now [02:04.48]Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town [02:10.87]And they tell him take your time it won't be long now [02:17.69]Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down [02:23.09] [02:24.51]And the seasons they go round and round [02:28.08]And the painted ponies go up and down [02:32.45]We're captive on the carousel of time [02:39.08]We can't return we can only look [02:42.02]Behind from where we came [02:44.79]And go round and round and round [02:47.88]In the circle game [02:50.98] [02:53.05]So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty [03:00.81]Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true [03:07.64]There'll be new dreams maybe better dreams and plenty [03:14.49]Before the last revolving year is through [03:19.94] [03:21.19]And the seasons they go round and round [03:24.73]And the painted ponies go up and down [03:28.97]We're captive on the carousel of time [03:35.65]We can't return we can only look [03:38.63]Behind from where we came [03:41.35]And go round and round and round [03:44.61]In the circle game [03:46.77] [03:48.32]And go round and round and round [03:51.26]In the circle game
