It was a October morning Near the carousel I met a light young beauty And we hooked up for a spell We walked up by the green lawn And my heart began to sing Mad man on a victory lap Hold onto that slinky thing Hold onto that slinky thing Went to a party Everybody stood around Thinkin' hey what she doing With a burned out hippie clown Young dudes were grinnin' I can't say it didn't stink Some punk says pops you better Hold onto that slinky thing Hold onto that slinky thing More light, more light, more light, more light, more light, more light More light, more light, more light, more light, more light, more light Today we were strolling By the reptile cage I thinkin' that she needs somebody Who's closer to her own age Try not to worry What tomorrow may bring I'm just gonna do my best to Hold onto that slinky thing Hold onto that slinky thing More light, more light, more light, more light, more light, more light More light, more light, more light, more light, more light, more light Today we were strolling By the reptile cage I thinkin' that she needs somebody Who's closer to her own age Try not to worry What tomorrow may bring I'm just gonna do my best to Hold onto that slinky thing Hold onto that slinky thing There's a sun in my sky That's my power supply She stayed with me I know heaven is right here on earth