Released: November 10, 1981
Songwriter: Nikki Sixx
Producer: Mötley Crüe
[Chorus 1]
You know he's got to get away
To the merry-go-round and round
Count times that he laid awake at night thinking
Am I going down now?
Am I going down?
Am I going down now?
[Verse]
It's not easy putting on a smile
You're alone, lost and found
She waits at home just to love him through the night thinking
He's been gone so long now
Is he coming home?
He's been gone so long now, ooh
[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Chorus 1]
You know he's got to get away
To the merry-go-round and round
Count times that he laid awake at night thinking
Am I going down now?
Am I going down?
Am I going down now?
[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Outro]
She waits alone
Just to love him through the night
I'm coming home babe
You know he's got to get away
To the merry-go-round and round
Count times that he laid awake at night thinking
Am I going down now?
Am I going down?
Am I going down now?
[Verse]
It's not easy putting on a smile
You're alone, lost and found
She waits at home just to love him through the night thinking
He's been gone so long now
Is he coming home?
He's been gone so long now, ooh
[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Chorus 1]
You know he's got to get away
To the merry-go-round and round
Count times that he laid awake at night thinking
Am I going down now?
Am I going down?
Am I going down now?
[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus 2]
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
Merry-go-round and round
[Outro]
She waits alone
Just to love him through the night
I'm coming home babe
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The Dirt (Soundtrack)
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- Crash and Burn
- Ride with the Devil
- The Dirt (Est. 1981)
- Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)
- Too Young to Fall in Love
- Red Hot
- Looks That Kill
- Shout at the Devil
- Piece of Your Action
- Take Me to the Top
- Merry-Go-Round
- Live Wire
- Kickstart My Heart
- Dr. Feelgood
- On with the Show
- Home Sweet Home
- Like a Virgin
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- Too Fast for Love (1981)
- The Dirt (Soundtrack) (2019)
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