Circle Game Lyrics

Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And cheerful at the falling of a star And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captives on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from whence we came And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game Then the child grew ten times 'round the seasons Skated over ten clear, frozen streams Words like 'when you're older' must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captives on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from whence we came And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game Sixteen Springs and sixteen Summers gone now Cartwheels lost to car wheels through the town And you tell him "Take your time" it won't be long now Till you drag you feet to slow the circles down So the boy who dreamed tomorrow now is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through. And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captives on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from whence we came And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game