If you ain't got two kids by 21, You're probably gonna die alone At least that's what tradition told you And it don't matter if you don't believe, Come Sunday morning you best be there In the front row, like you're s'posed to Same hurt in every heart Same trailer, different park Mamas hooked on Mary Kay Brothers hooked on Mary Jane And Daddies hooked on Mary two doors down Mary Mary quite contrary, We get bored so we get married And just like dust we settle in this town On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go, Where it stops nobody knows, And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round We think the first time's good enough, So we hold on to high school love, Say we won't end up like our parents Tiny little boxes in a row, Ain't want you want it's what you know, Just happy in the shoes you're wearin' Same checks we're always cashin' To buy a little more distraction Cause Mamas hooked on Mary Kay Brothers hooked on Mary Jane Daddies hooked on Mary two doors down Mary Mary quite contrary We get bored so we get married And just like dust we settle in this town On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go Where we stop nobody knows And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round Mary Mary quite contrary We're so bored until we're buried And just like dust we settle in this town On this broken merry go 'round Merry go 'round Jack and Jill went up the hill, Jack burned out on booze and pills, And Mary had a little lamb, Mary just don't give a damn no more