Merry Go 'Round
Kacey Musgraves
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If you ain't got two kids by 21, You're probably gonna die alone At least that's what tradition told you And it don't matter if you don't believe, Come Sunday morning you best be there In the front row, like you're s'posed to Same hurt in every heart Same trailer, different park Mamas hooked on Mary Kay Brothers hooked on Mary Jane And Daddies hooked on Mary two doors down Mary Mary quite contrary, We get bored so we get married And just like dust we settle in this town On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go, Where it stops nobody knows, And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round We think the first time's good enough, So we hold on to high school love, Say we won't end up like our parents Tiny little boxes in a row, Ain't want you want it's what you know, Just happy in the shoes you're wearin' Same checks we're always cashin' To buy a little more distraction Cause Mamas hooked on Mary Kay Brothers hooked on Mary Jane Daddies hooked on Mary two doors down Mary Mary quite contrary We get bored so we get married And just like dust we settle in this town On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go Where we stop nobody knows And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round Mary Mary quite contrary We're so bored until we're buried And just like dust we settle in this town On this broken merry go 'round Merry go 'round Jack and Jill went up the hill, Jack burned out on booze and pills, And Mary had a little lamb, Mary just don't give a damn no more
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Written by: Kacey Musgraves, Joshua Shaun Osborne, Shane L Mcanally
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Song Concept"Merry Go 'Round" is about the mundane and sometimes oppressive nature of small-town life. Musgraves inestimates from her own experience growing up in tiny Golden, Texas.
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Song PerformanceThe song peaked at number 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart in June 2013, marking Musgraves' first top-10 hit on the chart.
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Song Recognition"Merry Go 'Round" won the 2014 Grammy for Best Country Song and it was also nominated for Best Country Solo Performance.
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Notable RecognitionThe single was also recognized as one of the best songs of 2013 by major publications like Rolling Stone and NPR.
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Album SuccessThe song is from the album "Same Trailer Different Park," which also won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2014.
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Songwriting TeamMusgraves co-wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. This team continues to write together and is responsible for her subsequent hits.
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Song InspirationThe song's premise came from an innocent conversation where Kacey Musgraves' mother used the phrase "merry go 'round" as a metaphor for the mundane events of life. This sparked the concept for the song.
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Critical AcclaimThe song was named the CMA Song of the Year in 2014 beating out heavyweights like Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert.
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Commercial Success"Merry Go 'Round" sold over a million copies in the United States as of March 2014.
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Cultural ImpactThe song's music video became really popular and acclaimed for highlighting and expanding the narrative of small-town life. It showcases the contrasts between the idyllic rural life and the harsh realities its inhabitants sometimes face.
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