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The Circle Game Lyrics by Steven Curtis Chapman

Musical Blessings

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Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star

Then the child moved ten times 'round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like "when you’re older" must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams

And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We’re captives on the carousel of time
We can't return, we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go 'round and 'round and 'round
In the circle game

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
And they tell him, "Take your time, it won't be long now
'Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down"

(Chorus sung in Chinese)

So, the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through

(First part of chorus sung in Chinese)

We can’t return, we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go ’round and 'round and ’round
In the circle game
And go 'round and 'round and 'round
In the circle game

About “The Circle Game” by Steven Curtis Chapman

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"The Circle Game" appears on "Musical Blessings".

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