If you ain’t got two kids by twen ty one, you’re prob ’ly gon na die a lone.

’Least that’s what end tra di tion told you.

And (G)it don’t mat ter if you don’t be lieve.

Come Sun day morn in’ you best be there in the front row like you’re s’posed to.

Same hurt in ev ’ry heart; cash in’

to buy same trail er, dif f’rent (Dsus)park.

tion.

’Cause (C)Ma ma’s hooked on Mar y Kay, broth er’s hooked on Mar y Jane, and (G)Dad dy’s hooked on Mar y two doors down.

(C)Mar y, Mar y, quite con trar y, we get bored, so we get mar ried.

And (G)just like dust, we (Bm)set tle in this town,

on this (C)bro ken mer ry go (G)’round, and ’round and ’round we go.

(Em)Where it stops, no (G)bod y knows.

And it ain’t slow in’ down,

this mer ry go (G)’round.

you We think the first time’s good e nough, so we hold on to high school love.

Say we won’t end up like our par ents.

And (G)Ti ny lit tle box es in a row ain’t what you want, it’s what you know.

Just hap py in the shoes you’re wear in’.

Same checks we’re al ways heart; cash in’

to buy a lit tle more dis (Dsus)trac tion.

’Cause (C)Ma ma’s hooked on Mar y Kay, broth er’s hooked on Mar y Jane, and (G)Dad dy’s hooked on Mar y two doors down.

(C)Mar y, Mar y, quite con trar y, we’re so bored, un til we’re bur ied.

And (G)just like dust, we (Bm)set tle in this town,

on this (C)bro ken mer ry go (G)’round, and ’round and ’round we go.

(Em)Where it stops, no (G)bod y knows.

And it ain’t slow in’ down,

this mer ry go (G)’round.

(G)’round.

(G)’round.

Mer ry go (Em)’round.

(G)Jack and Jill went up the hill.

Jack burned out on booze and pills.

And (Em)Mar y had a lit tle lamb, but Mar y just don’t give a damn no (G)more.