Lyrics

Ridin' Circles
© 2025 Michael Hanson Cantwell

Verse 1:
Saw you by the carousel, laughin' with your friends
Same old sundress, new guy holdin' your hand
You looked up, locked eyes -- I swear time stopped
Just like the year this ride broke down and we never got off

Chorus:
It's the same fair, same lights,
Same tilt-a-whirl messin' with my mind.
Now I ride past places we used to go,
Our favorite song plays on the radio.
You were the high I can't come down from --
Still ridin' circles 'round what we had goin' on.
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)

Verse 2:
Your bare feet on the dash, that radio loud
Singin' to Springsteen, back roads by the cows
That old truck's gone, rust in a stranger's yard --
But I still feel you deep down in my heart.

Chorus:
It's the same fair, same lights, (same lights)
Same tilt-a-whirl messin' with my mind. (my mind)
Now I ride past places we used to go, (used to go)
Our favorite song plays on the radio. (on the radio)
You were the high I can't come down from --
Still ridin' circles 'round what we had goin' on. (what we had)
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)

Bridge:
Thought I came to relive the past,
But maybe this loop ain't meant to last.
Spotted a spark I hadn't seen --
Someone smiling right at me.

Final Chorus:
It's the same fair, same lights, (same lights)
Same tilt-a-whirl messin' with my mind. (my mind)
But someone new just caught my eye, (caught my eye)
Smilin' slow as she walks on by. (Smilin' at me)
You were the high I can't come down from --
Still ridin' circles... but maybe not for long. (not for long)
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)
Yes, I been Ridin' Cirles
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)
Ridin' Circles. (Ridin' Circles)