Phil Keaggy

Down To The Wire

Phil Keaggy


There he goes out to the desert 
Where he makes a deal. 
He's got plans, and no one stands 
In his way, a back of steel. 
Got to find a fortune, scorching in the desert sun. 
Looking out for no one else but number one. 

Getting down to the wire, 
Getting down to the wire. 

Mister merchant, looking urgent, 
Merchandising for a score. 
Calculating, tabulating, 
Investigating for some more. 
A calendar of spring and summer, 
Autumn, winter for your wall. 
Every month a different model, 
This one's bound the beat them all. 

Getting down to the wire, 
Getting down to the wire. 

Trading in his old attire for a coat of many colors, 
A red carnation, big vacation 
Off to see Jamaican shores, 
A calendar of spring and summer, 
Autumn, winter for your wall. 
Every month a different model, 
This one's bound the beat them all. 

Getting down to the wire, 
Getting down to the wire. 

Mister merchant, looking urgent, 
Merchandising for a score. 
Calculating, tabulating, 
Investigating for some more.