Coloured lights, jokes and candy
A marching brass band
A carousel, giants, jugglers
A girl turning cartwheels in the sand
You follow the arrows
And in the white light arcade you stand
Your heart beating beating beating
Your ticket in your hand

They told you – you only get one ride
So make it the best ride you can find
And your eyes open wide
With the feeling inside
As you leave your shadow behind

Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re going up
We’re going round
Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re at the top
We’re going down

Faster and faster we go
The world spinning round below
Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re going up
We’re going round
We’re at the top
We’re going down

Coloured lights, jokes and candy
How soon the memories fade
Tinker, tailor, rich man, poor man
You’re just a face in the passing parade
You follow the arrows
How you wish you could have stayed
But soon it will be morning
Time to leave the white light arcade

They tell you – you only get one ride
So make it the best ride you can find
Let your eyes open wide
With the feeling inside
As you leave your shadow behind

Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re going up
We’re going round
Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re at the top
We’re going down

Faster and faster we go
The world spinning round below
Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re going up
We’re going round
We’re at the top

And here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re going up
We’re going round
Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re at the top
We’re going down

Faster and faster we go
The world spinning round below
Here we go – higher and higher
Hold on – we’re going up
We’re going round
We’re at the top