Merry-Go-Round

The swings go back and forth
And the merry goes round
Dad always said
"Things will come full circle"
But I can't make sense of what I've found

The sliding down's so quick
And the climbing takes so long
Dad always said
"Stop and smell the daisies"
But plastic flowers are real as his advice

Thinking of those times
Thinking of those times

The sand pit's full of toys
That the boys make real in time
Mum always said
"You know men can't help it"
I'm a maiden trapped in their sandcastles for life

Thinking of those times
Thinking of those times

The swing goes back and forth
And the merry goes round
Dad always said
"Things will come full circle"
But I can't make sense of what I've found

©1999 Deborah Hocking