C F C G Yesterday a child came out to wonder, C F G Bb caught a dragonfly inside a jar, C F Em fearful when the sky was full of thunder, F C G C and tearful at the falling of a star. C F C G Then the child moved ten times round the seasons, C F G Bb skated over ten clear frozen streams. C F Em Words like, ?when you?re older?, must appease him , F C G C and promises of someday make his dreams. C F C And the seasons, they go round and round, C F C and the painted ponies go up and down, F C we?re captive on the carousel of time. F Em F We can?t return, we can only look behind from where we came, C G C F C F and go round and round and round In the circle game. C F C G Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now, C F G Bb cartwheels lost to car wheels through the town. C F Em And you tell him , ?Take your time, it won?t be long now, F C G C till you drag your feet to slow the circles down.? C F C G So the boy could be tomorrow, now he?s twenty, C F G Bb though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true. C F Em There?ll be new dreams, maybe better dreams, and plenty, F C G C before the last revolving year is through. C F C And the seasons, they go round and round, C F C and the painted ponies go up and down, F C we?re captive on the carousel of time. F Em F We can?t return, we can only look behind from where we came, C F and go round and round and round ? C F and go round and round and round ? C F and go round and round and round ?