I had a taste of bitter life
At sweet sixteen
I was growing up too fast
If you know what I mean
Met an older man
Who taught me his own way to live
And all I had to do to keep him
Was to give and give
CHORUS:
The carousel man
Kept me going around and round
Carousel man always know
That I'd stay around
The carousel man
Wouldn't let me off his merry-go-round
I followed him around in traveling shows
Along the main county lines
Watching him drinking his mind away
Not ever knowing my name at time
Each night when the show closed down
He used to tell me of his dreams
He was wearing new French suits
While I mended my torn jeans
Chorus
Then one night in Santa Fe
The horses stop going around
There he was my poor rich man
Lying on the Mexico ground
All the sad music of his life
Is still spinning in my mind
The carousel starts up again
And I found my place in life
Chorus x 2As long as stars shine down from heaven
And the rivers run into the sea
'Til the end of time, forever
You're the only one I'll ever need
In my life, you're all that matters
In my eyes, the oly truth I see
When my hopes and dreams have shattered
You're the one that's been right there for me
When I found you, I was blessed
And will never leave you--I need you
CHORUS
Imagine me without you
I'd be lost and so confused
I wouldn't last a day--I'd be afraid
Without you there to see me through
Imagine me without you
And you'll know it's just impossible
Because of you, it's all brand-new
My life is now worthwhile
I can't imagine me without you
When I met you, I was falling
Your love lifted me back on my feet
It was like you heard my calling
And you rushed to rescue me
When I found you, I was blessed
And will never leave you--I need you
REPEAT CHORUS
When I found you, I was blessed
And will never leave you--I need you
REPEAT CHORUS