Story Behind The Song

The song was written after losing a good friend to cancer. It demonstrates a "time out" juxtaposition between geography and emotional spirituality, the imagery a purposeful link between the two.

Song Description

Life is like a ferris wheel or merry go round and Mary goes through life on this detour.

Lyrics

On the detour taking me through
Timeless days and mindless nights
On the road we taste the country
Sip the sights and say goodbye

Call it cop out or call it time out
Call it when and what you will
On the detour we reconsider
Change your mind you've time to kill

And Mary goes around and around and round
She's never going up till she goes down

Check out and check in
Recount where you might have been
I've been here and I've been there
and I've been so long in between

And Mary goes around and around and round
The ferris wheel of life goes around and round
She's never going up 'till she goes down

Instrumental break

The ferris wheel of life goes around and round (never goes up 'til she goes down)
And Mary goes around and around and round (never goes up 'til she goes down)
The ferris wheel of life goes around and round (never goes up 'til she goes down)
And Mary goes around and around and round (never goes up 'til she goes down)
She's never going up till she goes down
'Till she goes down - there's no way up