[Verse 1: Violent J & (Shaggy 2 Dope)] You havin fun, walkin witcha mom and pops At the carnival, you get on the cyclops As it spins, it whips you up, something terrifying You're scared to d**h, two seconds from cryin' (It's finally over, you run back to where your parents were But they're missing, everything's a blur You walk into the crowd, nothin makes cute faces You hear buzzes and bells and laughs from mental cases) Are they in the fun house? You walk into it And right away you're thinking "why did I do it?" You're in the tilted room, the maze of mirrors Scary faces in the black light, drumming up fears (You headed up the stairs, and down the slide Thank God you're finally back outside You check the food lines, river world, highs and lows It's really happenin', you're lost at the carnival) [Hook: Young Wicked] Went around, Lost at the Carnival Where'd they go? Lost at the Carnival Went in town, Lost at the Carnival I don't know, Lost at the Carnival Check around, Lost at the Carnival Check again, Lost at the Carnival You're alone, Lost at the Carnival Lost in a maze, Lost at the Carnival Lost at the Carnival, you're lost at the caaarnn... [Verse 2: Violent J & (Shaggy 2 Dope)] You get on the ferris wheel, a view from above Oh, you didn't try the river of love? You hop in a boat slowly floating through the darkness Evil cupids swooping down on a harness (You wanna cry, but you try to hold it in, man
Is that daddy shooting BB's at the tin cans? Run up to him, tap him on the shoulders Some drunk, would've been about 30 years older) "Come on! Don't bother me! i'm tryna win, kid!" You didn't look in Queen Lasheva's pyramid Once again, there you are lost in a maze Staring at King Tut, in his eyes you gaze (Suddenly he blinks and stares right back upon you Running off, was it real, or was it supposed to do that? Don't ask Carnies for help, they got levers to pull It's really happenin', you're lost at the Carnival) [Hook: Young Wicked] [Verse 2: Violent J & (Shaggy 2 Dope)] You hear laughter, you smell the cotton candy cookin' Goin' through the haunted mansion Now looking for your parents Clown faces popin' out the dark You're thinking "it's impossible to check the whole park" (Just when you've had about all you can take You check the midway games, and that was a mistake) "Hey kid, come over here, it's only a buck!" "Hey little boy, win a big prize, come try yer luck!" Only one place left, the house of amusement It looks friendly, it's gotta be where they went Inside you find your father, his eyes glow red He's on display in the wall of the hall of d**h! (There's your mother with fangs, chained to a potion You ain't even alive, you realize you're a ghost This is your personal hell, and now you know That you're doomed to forever be lost at the Carnival!) [Hook x2: Young Wicked]