[Chorus 1]
You know he's got to get away
To the merry-go-round and round
Count times that he laid awake at night thinking
Am I going down now? Am I going down?
Am I going down now? Ooh

[Verse]
It's not easy putting on a smile
You're alone, lost and found
She waits at home just to love him through the night, thinking
He's been gone so long now, is he coming home?
He's been gone so long now, ooh

[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Chorus 1]
You know he's got to get away
To the merry-go-round and round
Count times that he laid awake at night, thinking
Am I going down now? Am I going down?
Am I going down now? Ooh

[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round, oh

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Outro]
Waits home alone, just to love him through the night
I'm coming home, babe