Verse|when I get caught up in the moment,|and I can't help but not let it go.|& when I feel like I didn't deserve it,|should have never done what I didn't know.||Pre|cause I can't let go,|I feel like begging is the only hope.|I only take the scraps of all the things that I want,|& I'm wanting to leave now.|So, I say,||chorus|hold on to the merry go,|the merry go 'round with me.|I turn my back on all the things I know,|to start an ending, I can't see.|And I know I've only known you,|for a second now,|but the seconds start a feeling like years.|So come on, we go,|start a brand-new show.|Join me on my make-believe,|on the merry go ‘round.||Verse|and from the very first second, I saw you,|I could tell by the look in your eyes.||Pre|that you can't let go,|feel like praying is your only hope.|You only take the scraps of all the things that you want,|& now you want to believe now.|So, I say, ||Chorus|hold on to the merry go,|the merry go 'round with me.|I turn my back on all the things I know,|to start an ending, I can't see.|And I know I've only known you,|for a second now,|but the seconds start a feeling like years.|So come on, we go,|start a brand-new show.|Join me on my make-believe,|on the merry go ‘round.||Solo ||so, I say ||chorus|hold on to the merry go,|the merry go 'round with me.|I turn my back on all the things I know,|to start an ending, I can't see.|And I know I've only known you,|for a second now,|but the seconds start a feeling like years.|So come on, we go,|start a brand-new show.|Join me on my make-believe,|on the merry go ‘round.