[Verse 1]
I hand you my ball and chain
You just hand me that same old refrain
[Chorus]
I'm walking on a wire
I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
[Verse 2]
I wish I could please you tonight
But my medicine just won't come right
[Chorus]
I'm walking on a wire
I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
[Bridge]
Too many steps to take
Too many spells to break
Too many nights awake
With no one else
This grindstone's wearing me
And your claws are tearing me
Don't use me endlessly
It's too long
It's too long to myself
[Verse 3]
Where's the justice and where's the sense
When all the pain is on my side of the fence?
[Chorus]
I'm walking on a wire
I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
[Bridge]
Too many steps to take
Too many spells to break
Too many nights awake
With no one else
This grindstone's wearing me
And your claws are tearing me
Don't use me endlessly
It's too long
It's too long to myself
[Verse 4]
Now it scares you when you don't know
Whichever way the wind might blow
[Chorus]
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
Oh I'm walking on a wire
And I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
Walking On a Wire was written by Richard Thompson.