Lyrics Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

Walking On A Wire

I hand you my ball and chain

You just hand me that same old refrain

I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire

And I'm falling

I wish I could please you tonight

My medicine just won't come right

I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire

And I'm falling

Too many steps to take

Too many spells to break

Too many nights awake

And no one else

This grindstone's wearing me

Your claws are tearing me

Don't use me endlessly

It's too long, too long to myself

Where's the justice, where's the sense?

When all the pain is on my side of the fence

I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire

And I'm falling

Too many steps to take

Too many spells to break

Too many nights awake

And no one else, ohh

This grindstone's wearing me

Your claws are tearing me

Don't use me endlessly

It's too long, too long to myself

Ohh, it scares you when you don't know

Whichever way the wind might blow

Ohh, I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire

And I'm falling

I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire

And I'm falling

I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire

And I'm falling, ohh