Here are the lyrics we have in the Digital Tradition. Note that the song is usually referred to as "Circle."

ALL MY LIFE'S A CIRCLE
(Harry Chapin)

(Starts with 2 stanza chorus):

All my life's a circle;
Sunrise and sundown;
Moon rolls thru the nighttime;
Till the daybreak comes around.

All my life's a circle;
But I can't tell you why;
Season's spinning round again;
The years keep rollin' by.

It seems like I've been here before;
I can't remember when;
But I have this funny feeling;
That we'll all be together again.
No straight lines make up my life;
And all my roads have bends;
There's no clear-cut beginnings;
And so far no dead-ends.

Chorus:

I found you a thousand times;
I guess you done the same;
But then we lose each other;
It's like a children's game;

As I find you here again;
A thought runs through my mind;
Our love is like a circle;
Let's go 'round one more time.

Chorus:

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Here's my transcription from Harry Chapin's recording on The Elektra Collection (1971-1978)

CIRCLE
(Harry Chapin)

(Starts with 2 stanza chorus):

All my life's a circle,
Sunrise and sundown;
The moon rolls thru the nighttime,
Till the daybreak comes around.

All my life's a circle,
But I can't tell you why;
The seasons spinning 'round again,
The years keep rollin' by.

It seems like I've been here before,
I can't remember when;
But I got this funny feeling
That I'll be back once again (we'll be together again).
There's no straight lines make up my life,
And all my roads have bends;
There's no clear-cut beginnings,
And so far no dead-ends.

I've found you a thousand times,
I guess you've done the same;
But then we lose each other,
It's just like a children's game;
But as I see (find) you here again,
The thought runs through my mind:
Our love is like a circle,
Let's go 'round one more time.

Phrases in parentheses are in Chapin's live recording.



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