[Verse] The paint’s peeling on the horse I rode last summer Faded red and gold, just like your name in my hand You said “Wait here” with a smile that never wavered But the music played on and I stayed on the stand [Pre-Chorus] And the lights still blink like they did that night When the world was small and you were my height [Chorus] Oh, I held the brass ring, just like you promised me But it didn’t mean a thing once you were gone Now I’m spinning slow in the quiet, still hoping you’re near Just a promise in the air, and a ring that don’t belong [Verse] The man with the tin horn don’t play the same tune The horses all still, but the dream still runs I trace the rust where your fingers left a mark Same place in the saddle, but there’s no one to talk [Pre-Chorus] And the stars still wink like they did that night When the world was small and you were my height [Chorus] Oh, I held the brass ring, just like you promised me But it didn’t mean a thing once you were gone Now I’m spinning slow in the quiet, still hoping you’re near Just a promise in the air, and a ring that don’t belong [Bridge] If you come back, would you hold my hand again? Or just pass through like the music, like the rain? I don’t need a prize, I just need your name Whispered in the dark where the carousel stays [Chorus] Oh, I held the brass ring, just like you promised me But it didn’t mean a thing once you were gone Now I’m spinning slow in the quiet, still hoping you’re near Just a promise in the air, and a ring that don’t belong [Outro] Just a ring… Just a ring… That don’t belong…