You come into the world kicking and screaming The clock starts tickin' with the breath you're breathing Tiny hands, tiny feet, and all you do is eat and sleep Then you blink your eyes and you're crawlin' 'cross the floor Then you blink 'em again and you're runnin' out the door For a tire swing, then a schoolbus, then a second hand chevy and you're kickin' up dust It happens so fast, just like that Oh the wheel keeps turning And the flame keeps burning And the hunger in the heart and the spirit and the soul keeps yearning And the wheel keeps turning You fall for love on a prayer and a wing And your heart gets broken and you feel that sting And you fall again, and it sure feels right And half a second later they're throwin' rice Then you're back to work and the honeymoon's done Boy time flies when you're having fun You buy a little house with a leaky roof Then you're paintin' that nursery baby blue The first time you hold him, it starts all over (Repeat) The sun comes up and the moon goes down The rock in the sky spins round and round It's one more day here on the ground as the stars roll by You live and learn, break and bend Say a little prayer when the daylight ends Wake in the morning, do it all again, it's a crazy ride (Repeat You come into the world kicking and screaming And the wheel keeps turning