Goodnight Carousel | Track 14-14 | 1963

[Intro – Slow Revolve] (Soft toms roll in circles. Bass walks lazily beneath a clean guitar arpeggio. The tone feels late-night, empty, sincere.) [Verse 1] Round and round the colors fade, The horses sleep, the debts are paid. We’ve sung our songs, we’ve had our say, The lights go down, the band will stay. [Verse 2] There’s laughter caught in the carousel air, Dreams and echoes everywhere. We built our names in borrowed sand, And watched it slip right through our hands. [Chorus] Goodnight carousel, turn slow, One more ride before we go. Every smile we’ve tried to keep — Falls asleep, falls asleep. [Verse 3] The record spins, the dust still shines, The groove remembers all our lines. If there’s a song beyond this place, We’ll find it in another face. [Final Chorus + Outro] Goodnight carousel, turn slow, One more round, then let it go. Every dream, every bell — Goodnight, carousel. (Drums stop, bass hums once, guitar strums the final chord. Tape hiss lingers for a few seconds — like the room breathing.)