Tightrope

When I was just a boy

My momma told me, "son

You look so serious"

(Smile and have fun")

When I was seventeen

My father let me know

Life isn't fun and games

(Gotta sell your soul)

I don't know how I ended up

So close to where I started

I went to war for peace of mind

What was it for?

I'm dancin' on a tightrope

No time to mess around, oh

Just tryin' to let my mind go

I'm never comin' down

I found a preacher man

To help me understand

What we are doin' here

(What comes after life?)

And now the years of passed

Been to the moon and back

And all I've realized

No one knows a thing

I don't know how I ended up

So close to where I started

I went (You went) to war for peace of mind

But what was it for?

I'm dancin' on a tightrope

No time to mess around, oh

Just tryin' to let my mind go

I'm never comin' down

I'm never comin' down

I'm never comin' down

Teachers always say, "stay in between the lines"

Momma said, "be quiet if you can't say somethin' nice"

Doctor's always say, "take these pills for your health"

But now I an't remember how to think for myself

I'm dancin' on a tightrope

No time to mess around, oh

Just tryin' to let my mind go-ah

I'm never comin' down

I'm never comin' down

I'm never comin' down