Pretty girl of 16 

Has fun and runs crazy

Ruined girl of 16 

Now a mother, grows lazy

Next a 16-year old baby 

Like mother, grows lazy



And her stomach is churning 

Whilst her eyes keep on turning

Round and around

Getting no higher 

From the ground

Round and around

Round and around

The circle has an empty sound



Father inflicts discipline 

Boy rebels against him

He leaves for the big town 

For love and adventure

But the words he first heard 

Unlike his instincts, run deeper



Now boy beats his children 

If they disobey him

And the cat riddled with worms 

Chases his tail round

And around



Round and around

Getting no higher 

From the ground

Round and around

Round and around



The circle has an empty sound

The endless full circle 

For the next in line

The endless full circle



Take the red line

The green line

The silver or blue

Any line you can think of 

Except for the yellow

Take a trip with your family 

And see where they go

Give them a free ticket 

It's the best thing to do



And if you wind up on the circle line

Hell, it's not from lack of options

Then if you run into the yellow

Well, that's up to you



Round and around

Getting no higher 

From the ground

Round and around

The circle has an empty sound

The endless full circle 

For the next in line

The endless full circle 

Are you the next in line?

Round and around