I failed in my life I've even failed my wife I know I've failed you too, my son And it cuts like a knife I know that I made so many mistakes in my life And, son, I'm sorry if you got hurt by them Oh, yes I am But I know what I was doing, yes, I did When I got down on my knees And I prayed this very prayer And I said, Lord, You are the One The One that makes this merry-go-round Don't let me go round without Ya Oh, You, Lord, You are the One The One that makes this merry-go-round I wanna go round forever, oh, yeah Ooh-ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Since you were a boy You've been my pride and joy The love I have for you Nothing could destroy, no, no, no And although you've caused my greatest pain My son, my love for you somehow still remains But I knew what was goin' on When I got down on my knees And I prayed this very prayer And I said, Lord, You are the One The One that makes this merry-go-round, oh... Don't let me go round without Ya Oh, You, Lord, You are the One The One that makes this merry-go-round Oh, I guess I should've told you long ago Hey, but I didn't know Oh-oh, hey Oh, son, I wish I could tell you right now All the ways the Lord has helped me now Helped me, helped me Hey, oh, the Lord has helped me, son You have no idea, my son Oh, I wish I could share it with you now Hey, yeah... Listen to me, my son, oh... Ooh-ooh-ooh... Alright Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Mm-mmm... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Oh, you know I care about you, son Ooh-ooh-ooh... Yeah Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh... Oh, yes