Well, you know it seems like every day keeps gettin' just a little bit shorter
Even tryin' to get outta ed keeps gettin' just a little bit harder
But you ain't gonna get the thing in motion if you don't push the starter, no
Get ready for the good times, honey, 'cause they're just around the next corner
Well, you know it's like that merry-go-round
One minute you're up, the next minute you're down, down, down
But in the back of your mind, if you picture that golden ring
You know you gotta keep reaching again and again
There are times when I feel like nothin' more than a bad-luck lady
And there are times when I feel like ooh, I may be goin' just a little bit crazy
But if you sit around in limbo too long, you know your mind starts gettin' kinda hazy
One thing I know for sure, honey, there just ain't enough time to get lazy
Well you know that life is a circular thing
Just when you think you've hit a dead end, it curves around again
And in the back of your mind, if you picture that golden ring
You know you'll wanna keep reaching again and again
Now why would I have come all of this way just to stand here and lie to you?
You can bet your bottom dollar, honey, everything that I'm sayin' is true
When you find you're havin' one of your worst days, lay back and try to get through
When you're having one of your best days get out and do all you can do
Well, you know it's like that merry-go-round
One minute you're up, the next minute you're down, down, down
But in the back of your mind, if you picture that golden ring
You know you gotta keep reaching again and again
Seems like every day, gets a little bit shorter
Every day, gets a little bit harder, hey, hey yeah
Seems like every day, gets a little bit shorter
Every day, gets a little bit harder