Rollercoaster, carousel

Where highs are heaven

But the lows, oh they can be hell

You can grab the ring,

You can ring that bell

When the ride is over

You can never tell.

People tell you this one thing

Will make your life complete

So you, you give it everything you've got

And you wind up on the street

Then one day you wake up

And they tell you "you're a queen"

But then you find that someone else

Is pulling all the strings.

Rollercoaster, carousel

Where the highs are heaven

But the lows oh they can be hell

You can grab the ring,

You can ring that bell

When the ride is over

You can never tell.

The one you love, they love you

Oh yeah, until the end of time

But lose your edge or lose your cool

They will drop you like a dime

Everyone is crowding 'round

When fortune is your friend

But when your luck is running out

You're all alone again.

Rollercoaster, carousel

Where the highs are heaven

But the lows oh they can be hell

You can grab the ring,

You can ring that bell

When the ride is over

You can never tell.

Well maybe I'm just cynical

And all these words are lies

Experience keeps telling me

That the cautious one is wise

The caution makes you hesitate

And hesitate you're lost

So take your opportunities

And never count the cost.

Rollercoaster, carousel

Where the highs are heaven

But the lows oh they can be hell

You can grab the ring,

You can ring that bell

When the ride is over, over, over

You can never, ever tell.

Rollercoaster, carousel

Rollercoaster yeah, yeah, yeah, carousel

Carousel, carousel

Carousel, carousel.