Lost, lost, all of them lost
They must have made the river
But how could they have crossed

The painted horses from the carousel ride
All of them gone


Lost, lost, all of them lost
They must have made the river
But how could they have crossed

The painted horses from my carousel ride
They must have carried on


The crazy lady on the bench
Always looking out to sea
Says she saw them get away

She saw them running free
And she knows the reason why
But she swears she'll never tell

Some things are better left unsaid
About the carousel


And she saw their eyes burned golden
As they galloped wild into the dazzling sun
And doesn't it make you wonder

Does it make you wanna say goodbye
To the world you thought you knew
Doesn't it make you wonder

Or does it make you wanna close your eyes
And pretend it is untrue
Doesn't it make you wonder

Doesn't it make you wonder

Grace, grace, lady of grace

The ticket girl chanted in her Indian lace
Alone in the booth where there used to be lines
But now there's only faith

Grace, grace, lady of grace
The ticket girl chanted in an Indian lace
Alone in the booth where there used to be lines

Before they ran away

Shuttered doors flung open wide

Leaves were blowing all around
She just stood there mystified
By the hoof marks on the ground

Splintered poles and rusted nails,
Jewelled bridles in the tide
Vestiges of old betrayals

From when the brass ring ruled the ride

And she heard their eyes burned golden

As they galopped wild into the dazzling sun
And doesn't it make you wonder
Does it make you wanna say goodbye

To the world you thought you knew
Doesn't it make you wonder
Or does it make you wanna close your eyes

And pretend it is untrue
Doesn't it make you wonder
Doesn't it make you wonder


Trying to finish this wild song
But who know where it ends

Those pleasure palace fugitives
Were never seen again.
But the girl's still selling tickets

Since they fixed the carousel
There's a crazy lady on the bench
And those of us who still remember well

Those of us who still remember well

Repeat chorus