Merry Go 'round

If you ain't got two kids by 21

You're probably gonna die alone

At least that's what tradition told you

And it don't matter if you don't believe

Come Sunday mornin', you best be there

In the front row like you're supposed to

Same hurt in every heart

Same trailer, different park

Mama's hooked on Mary Kay

Brother's hooked on Mary Jane

And Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down

Mary, Mary quite contrary

We get bored, so we get married

Just like dust, we settle in this town

On this broken merry go 'round

And 'round and 'round we go

Where it stops nobody knows

And it ain't slowin' down

This merry go 'round

We think the first time's good enough

So, we hold on to high school love

Say we won't end up like our parents

Tiny little boxes in a row

Ain't what you want, it's what you know

Just happy in the shoes you're wearin'

Same checks we're always cashin'

To buy a little more distraction

'Cause mama's hooked on Mary Kay

Brother's hooked on Mary Jane

And Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down

Mary, Mary, quite contrary

We get bored, so, we get married

Just like dust, we settle in this town

On this broken merry go 'round

And 'round and 'round we go

Where it stops nobody knows

And it ain't slowin' down

This merry go 'round

Mary, Mary, quite contrary

We're so bored until we're buried

Just like dust, we settle in this town

On this broken merry go 'round

Merry go 'round

Jack and Jill went up the hill

Jack burned out on booze and pills

And Mary had a little lamb

Mary just don't give a damn no more