You know he's gotta get away To the merry-go-round and round Count the times that he laid awake at night thinkin' Am I goin' down now Am I goin' down Am I goin' down now, oh! It's not easy puttin' on a smile You're alone, lost and found She waits at home just to love him through the night thinkin' He's been gone so long now Is he comin' home? He's been gone so long now, oh! 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 You know he's gotta get away To the merry-go-round and round Count the times that he laid awake at night thinkin' Am I goin' down now Am I goin' down Am I goin' down now, oh! 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 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 Waits at home just to love him through the night thinkin' I'm coming home babe