Bob Seger

Tightrope

Bob Seger


Saw you walkin' on a backstreet honey 
Tryin' to slip away 
Did you find someone to take your money 
And did it make your day 
Take a lesson from someone who's been there 
There are lots of roads that lead you nowhere 

I can see it in your blank stare baby 
Someone's done you in 
Everybody hits the hard truth some time 
It's your time again 
So you're lonesome and the night's approachin' 
Honey this is where the tough get goin' 

Welcome to the tightrope 
Between memory and pain 
Welcome to the tightrope 
Between the freedom and the chain 
Welcome to the tightrope 
Stretched high above the street 
Welcome to the tightrope 
It's right beneath your feet 

Once you learn to balance truth and sorrow 
You can worry about the rest tomorrow 

Up there on the tightrope 
Oh it's a tightrope 
You're walkin' on a tightrope