love child accident born to children themselves she nearly died on the table giving birth to her first back in 63 that was my sister irene moved into the trailer park in ithaca new york took another job while he was going to school another mouth to feed well that was me oh round and round and round we go the seasons melt away like snow oh round and round and round we go the years they pass away and life goes on couldnt stop trying too damned hard being everything to everybody but he couldnt hold up his heart and it broke him down so he left that town moved again to the cold blue north little town on the sea innocent dreams of hope that theyd grow to be a little better than what he had oh round and round and round we go the seasons melt away like snow oh round and round and round we go the years they pass away and life goes on father eagle scout mentor boy silence the table with that bear in your voice my frozen fear my swallowed tears always coming down the hardest on the ones that you love best all my life ive looked to your eyes im looking back on the younger me trying so hard a fragile bird in the golden girl seeking love her fathers child walking in his stride and im looking now at the older man youve turned out to be the hardness has softened to empathy weve made amends were better friends  oh round and round and round we go the seasons melt away like snow oh round and round and round we go the years they pass away and life goes on