Replacements, The – Merry Go Round

A “hush” was the first word you were taught

and they watched you wear

the clothes they claimed they bought

they brought you down

to watch the merry-go around

In fall, you knew how much

a trouble doll around your neck when you lost

you wouldn’t make a sound

but I could hear your little heart pound

and I watched your feet slip off the ground

Merry go round in dreams

writes ’em down, it seems

when she sleeps, she’s free

merry go round in dreams

You wake to another day and find

the wind’s blow’in out of key with your sky

only you can see

and the rain dancin’ in the night

everybody stands around in daylight

Merry go round in dreams

writes ’em down, it seems

when she sleeps, she’s free

merry go round in dreams

and everybody thinks she’s sick

she’s got two worlds she can pick

and she’s sad

Hush is the only word you know

and I stopped listening long ago

they ignored me with a smile

you as a child

but the trouble doll hears your heart pound

and your feet say goodbye to the ground

Merry go round in dreams

writes ’em down. it seems

when she sleeps, she’s free

merry go round in dreams

Merry go round in dreams

Merry go round in me

Merry go round

round and round in me

Merry go round

round and round in me

repeat