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[Verse 1]
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There's a man out here puts his head in the mouth of a crocodile,
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Puts the whole thing in, takes it out, and gives the crowd a great big smile,
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And they walk away with their illusions of safety safely intact,
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And they tell their little wide eyed kids, "It's only an act!"
[Verse 2]
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There's a man out here throws knives at a wheel, with a blindfold on,
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And the wheel spins round, and the knives bear down till they find their home,
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And I can feel the rush, and the whoosh, of every blade of steel,
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'Cause I am the woman on the wheel-----!
[Verse 3]
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Some - times I get lonely, sometimes I get scared, but most times bored,
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Some - times I ask God, "Please, God, just show me what's be - hind that door!",
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As if God was Monty Hall and this was 'Let's make a deal',
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And I am the woman on the wheel-------!
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
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[Verse 4]
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Had a sweet little baby in Coeur D'Alene, he was an acrobat,
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Took me out on the wire, man, I never knew love could feel like that,
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But, in the end, he was a man who couldn't keep his feet on the ground too long,
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In the end it's just another highwire act gone wrong!
[Verse 5]
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So it's on with the show, and it's send in the clowns, and the trapeze act,
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And it's more of the same, and it's less of a game than a cold... hard... fact,
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Most times, it's better not to ask myself how I feel,
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Oh, ...I'm just the woman on the wheel------!
[Break]
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo, oo - oo, hoo,
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo, oo - oo, hoo!
[Instrumental Verse]
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[Verse 6]
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Now I know what you're thinking, as the knives fly by, and they find their mark,
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You're thinking, one false move, and it's a real bad day at the a - musement park,
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You wouldn't wanna be me, but you need me just the same------,
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To re - mind you what you stand to lose, and what you stand to gain!
[Verse 7]
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They say I've got a death wish, yeah, but I don't think that's true,
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As far as I can see, it's less about me, and more about you,
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You see, it ain't your fears, so much as what your fears re - veal,
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I'm just the woman on the wheel-----!
[Coda]
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo, oo - oo, hoo,
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo, oo - oo, hoo,
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo, oo - oo, hoo,
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Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo, oo - oo, hoo!
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