MIDWAY
STRANDED AT THE MIDWAY ON A HOT AFTERNOON
THE CARNIE WAS THROWING DARTS AND WATCHING ME AND YOU
WE WERE STARING AT THE CAROUSEL
WE ASKED IF IT WAS FUN BECAUSE WE COULDN'T TELL
HE SAID THE PAINTED HORSES DANCE TO AN OLD TIME ORGAN TUNE
THEY RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES; THEY NEVER GO WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO
SADDLED UP TO RIDE, BUT THEY'RE BOLTED TO THE GROUND
THEY'RE JUST A BUNCH OF ANIMALS JUMPING UP AND DOWN
I SAID IS THAT A FACT
HE SAID AIN'T LOVE LIKE THAT
YOU GOTTA PAY THE ADMISSION
AND DON'T LOOK BACK
THE GOOD ONES WILL GIVE YOU STOMACH ACHE
MAYBE HEART ATTACK
EVERY HEART HAS A FINITE TIMELINE, LIKE A ROLLER COASTER ROUTE
YOU NEVER SEE THE ENDING TIL YOU GET OUT OF THE LOOP
WHEN YOU FIND THE RIGHT LINE; WHEN YOUR TURN COMES AROUND
YOU TAKE A LONG CLIMB, END UP SPEEDING TO THE GROUND
I SAID IS THAT A FACT
HE SAID AIN'T LOVE LIKE THAT
SOMETIMES DON'T YOU WISH LIFE WAS LIKE A FERRIS WHEEL
NO SHARP TURNS OR SURPRISES - IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE DEAL
WHERE EVERYBODY'S GATHERED IN A RING
AND YOU CAN ALMOST TOUCH THE SKY
YOU CAN SEE MOST ANYTHING
STRANDED AT THE MIDWAY ON A HOT AFTERNOON
THE CARNIE WAS THROWING DARTS AND WATCHING ME AND YOU
WE WERE STARING AT THE CAROUSEL
WE ASKED IF IT WAS FUN BECAUSE WE COULDN'T TELL
HE SAID THE PAINTED HORSES DANCE TO AN OLD TIME ORGAN TUNE
THEY RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES; THEY NEVER GO WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO
SADDLED UP TO RIDE, BUT THEY'RE BOLTED TO THE GROUND
THEY'RE JUST A BUNCH OF ANIMALS JUMPING UP AND DOWN
I SAID IS THAT A FACT
HE SAID AIN'T LOVE LIKE THAT
YOU GOTTA PAY THE ADMISSION
AND DON'T LOOK BACK
THE GOOD ONES WILL GIVE YOU STOMACH ACHE
MAYBE HEART ATTACK
EVERY HEART HAS A FINITE TIMELINE, LIKE A ROLLER COASTER ROUTE
YOU NEVER SEE THE ENDING TIL YOU GET OUT OF THE LOOP
WHEN YOU FIND THE RIGHT LINE; WHEN YOUR TURN COMES AROUND
YOU TAKE A LONG CLIMB, END UP SPEEDING TO THE GROUND
I SAID IS THAT A FACT
HE SAID AIN'T LOVE LIKE THAT
SOMETIMES DON'T YOU WISH LIFE WAS LIKE A FERRIS WHEEL
NO SHARP TURNS OR SURPRISES - IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE DEAL
WHERE EVERYBODY'S GATHERED IN A RING
AND YOU CAN ALMOST TOUCH THE SKY
YOU CAN SEE MOST ANYTHING
