Time take me back through carousel dreams and zoetrope scenes She stood in the rain beside the ghost train Lost in the steam so I couldn't quite see her Love let me go from candyfloss eyes and bumper car rides Under flickering lights and teenage delight As big-dipper cries drift over the pier Her arms drew me near And through the fading light we wandered the empty roads As I rolled out a thread so we could find our way home Hope fly away from harbour light skies and Wurlitzer sighs As the marching band slows and the gas lamps glow The old couples glide away from their years Fear release my soul as the acrobats swing from highwire rings We'll fall through the night our fortunes bright As the fat lady sings and the thinning crowd cheers We'll laugh through our tears And into the swirling mists we'll waltz the endless road As I let go the thread so we can find our way home