You know he's gotta get away 
To the merry-go-round and round 
Count the times that he laid awake 
At night thinkin' 
I goin' down now 
I goin' down 
I goin' down now, oh! 

It's not easy puttin' on a smile 
You're alone, lost and found 
She waits at home alone just to love him 
Through the night thinkin' 
He's been gone so long now 
Is [bad word] home 
He's been gone so long now, oh! 

Merry-go-round and round 
Merry-go-round and round 

You know he's gotta get away 
To the merry-go-round and round 
Count the times that he laid awake 
At night thinkin' 
I goin' down now 
I goin' down 
I goin' down now, oh! 

Merry-go-round and round 
Merry-go-round and round 

She waits home alone 
Just to love him through the night  [bad word] home babe