^AYesterday a ^Dchild came out to ^Awonder ^ACaught a dragon^Dfly inside a ^Ejar ^AFearful when the ^Dsky was full of ^F#mthunder And t^Dearful at the f^Aalling ^Eof a ^Astar

^AThen the child moved ^Dten times 'round the ^Aseasons ^ASkated over ^Dten clear frozen ^Estreams ^AWords like, when you're o^Dlder, must ap^F#mpease him And ^Dpromises of ^Asomeday ^Emake his ^Adreams

^AAnd the seasons, they go '^Eround and '^Around ^AAnd the painted ponies go ^Eup and ^Adown We're c^Daptured on a carousel of ^Atime ^DWe can't return, we can only look ^F#mbehind from where we ^Dcame ^DAnd go '^F#mround and 'round and '^Dround in the ^Ecircle ^Agame

^ASixteen springs and ^Dsixteen summers gon^Ae now ^ACartwheels turn to c^Dar wheels through the ^Etown ^AAnd they tell him, take your ^Dtime it won't be ^F#mlong now 'Till you ^Ddrag your feet to ^Aslow the ^Ecircles ^Adown

^ASo the years spin by a^Dnd now the boy ^Ais twenty ^AThough his dreams have lost some g^Drandeur coming ^Etrue ^AThere'll be new dreams, maybe ^Dbetter dreams and ^F#mplenty Befo^Dre the last re^Avolving ^Eyear is ^Athrough