The Circle Game

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Yesterday a child came out to wander And caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star [Chorus] Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town And they say take your time Take your time it won't be long now Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down [Verse 2] And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time [Chorus] We can't return We can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game [Verse 3] So the years spin by and now the girl is twenty Though her dreams have lost some grandeur coming true There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through [Chorus] 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 go round and round and round In the circle game [Outro] And we go round and round And we go round and round And we go round and round And we go round and round And we go