she was a young wild heart
she grew up ’round these parts
I met her on down at the ‘musement park
ridin’ on that Tilt-A-Whirl
she climbed in my ride car
reached on up and locked that bar
then as all that rollin’ started
I was in a tilted world
we went up and down
we went ’round and ’round
blasted off that ol’ playground
she put her hand in mine
then all the lights
and all the sounds
that big face of the funhouse clown
well, I’m sure it was a sign
fallin’ in love down at the carnival
it was one bullseye with one baseball
a summer day that had it all
I never wanted that day to end
fallin’ in love down at the carnival
that girl was my grand prize doll
man, I thought the stars would fall
you know, I wanna do it again
now, cotton candy, bottle rockets
some dollar bills in blue jean pockets
old man Joe did me a solid
slowin’ down that Ferris wheel
she closed her eyes, she made a wish
looked below, gave me kiss
said she’d always remember this
as something more than real
we went up and down
we went ’round and ’round
we blasted off that ol’ playground
in our teenage prime
and all the lights
and all the sounds
that big face of the funhouse clown
oh man, it was our time
chasin’ her through that house of mirrors
somebody’s brother bought us cold beers
she laughed out loud then she disappeared
then she came up behind me
they had this pony rodeo
with cowboy clowns and a pistol show
then dusk arrived and the sunset glowed
the neon lights were blindin’
we went up and down
we went ’round and ’round
we blasted off that ol’ playground
she put her hand on mine
then all the lights
and all the sounds
that big face of the funhouse clown
I’m sure it was a sign
fallin’ in love down at the carnival
it was one bullseye with one baseball
a summer day that had it all
I never wanted that day to end
fallin’ in love down at the carnival
that girl was my grand prize doll
man, I thought the stars would fall
you know, I wanna do it again