Merry Go 'Round (The Voice Performance)

If you ain't got two kids by twenty-one
You're probably gonna die alone
At least that's what tradition told you
And it don't matter if you don't believe
Come Sunday mornin', you'd best be there
In the front row like you're s'posed to
Same hurt in every heart
hmmm...

Same trailer, different park
So Mama's hooked on Mary Kay
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
And Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down
Mary, Mary quite contrary
We get bored, so we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go
Where it stops, nobody knows

And it ain't slowin' down

This merry go 'round
We think the first time's good enough
So we hold on to high school love
Sayin' we won't end up like our parents
Tiny little boxes in a row
Ain't what you want, it's what you know

Just happy in the shoes you're wearin'
Same cheques we're always cashin'

To buy a little more distraction
Mama's hooked on Mary Kay
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
And Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
We get bored, so we get married
Just like dust, we settle in this town
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go

'Cause where it stops nobody knows
And it ain't slowin' down
This merry go 'round

This merry go 'round
Jack and Jill went up a hill
Jack burned out on booze and pills
Mary had a little lamb
Mary just don't give a damn no more