Time goes by the inch and I work it by the mile Gonna have to go much faster if I'm gonna get there And there's a distance to cover or just some space to fill Both are just ideals and ideals aren't very real to me anymore Lifeline, Lifeline I loved you with abandon, I was careless with my life Gonna have to lose this heartache if I'm gonna get there Every mamma's got to leave her baby in mid-flight That's part of the deal and that deal is very real to me tonight Lifeline, Lifeline Ain't goin' home, no And I never could decide This indecision's got me goin' down If this is save me Lord you know I tried Stuck in the middle mister Wont you give me a little . . Lifeline, Lifeline I lied to the mirror, I was talking to the wall I'm gonna have to give an answer if I'm gonna get there And I look through the window of total recall And I never lost my vision, but what I see just isn't clear to me anymore Lifeline, lifeline