I recall when I was young

My papa said don't cry

Life is full of ups and downs

Like a roller coaster ride

There'll be times you'll get so scared

Rollin' down these hills

But hang on tight with all your might

'Cause you don't know what you feel

You go up, down, all around

On a cycle that's never endin'

You got on this train when you were born

And the wheels just keep on spinnin'

Like a roller coaster (like a roller coaster), it keeps going faster (it keeps going faster)

'Cause I'm going faster (I'm going faster), thrills comin' at ya (thrills comin' at ya)

And up down, all around like a roller coaster

I left home at just sixteen

Thought I'd have some fun

Hitched a ride on a diesel truck

Headed for Washington

I know now what my poppa meant

When he told me heart-to-heart

"Son, you'll find out soon enough

Life is just an amusement park"

You'll thrill, like a kid

You'll get so excited

You hang on tight with all your might

As if your hearts ignited

Like a roller coaster (like a roller coaster), it keeps going faster (it keeps going faster)

'Cause I'm going faster (I'm going faster), thrills comin' at ya (thrills comin' at ya)

And up down, all around like a roller coaster

(Up down, all around, all around, all around)

Up down, all around

On a cycle that's never endin' (up down, all around)

You got on this train when you were born

And the wheels just keep on spinnin' (on this train when you were born)

Like a roller coaster (like a roller coaster), it keeps going faster (it keeps going faster)

'Cause I'm going faster (I'm going faster), thrills comin' at ya (thrills comin' at ya)

And up down, all around like a roller coaster

Like a roller coaster (like a roller coaster), it keeps going faster (it keeps going faster)

'Cause I'm going faster (I'm going faster), thrills comin' at ya (thrills comin' at ya)

Like a roller coaster (like a roller coaster), it keeps going faster (it keeps going faster)

'Cause I'm going faster (I'm going faster), thrills comin' at ya (thrills comin' at ya)

And up down, all around like a roller coaster