Hangin' by a Wire Songtext
von Gordie Sampson

There? s somethin′ about you
Looks different now
These rhymes and riddles I can't figure out
Well, you smile and then you cry
And lady I can? t tell

Hey pretty lady
Won′t you tell me where it hurts?
How can I help you?
You never say a word
You just hold your head
Like a queen of the universe

It? s a curse, it? s a shame
Everybody knows your name
But not what you're made of
I don? t want you to change

'Cuz the world outside your frame
Ain′t all it′s cracked up to be
Tell me what do you see
When you're lookin′ at me?


What? s on your mind?
What? s going on inside your head?
Did I say somethin'
You should never have said?
′Cuz you're hangin′ by a wire
Hangin' by a thread

I don? t wanna be the one
To let you down
I don? t wanna make it worse
For crying out loud
And I don? t wanna be just
Another face in your crowd

It? s a curse, it? s a shame
Everybody knows your name
But not what you're made of
I don? t want you to change

′Cuz the world outside your frame
Ain′t all it's cracked up to be
Tell me what do you see
When you′re lookin' at me?

I don? t wanna steal you away, steal you away
I don? t wanna steal you away, steal you away
I don? t wanna steal you away, steal you away
Steal you away, steal you


It? s a curse, it? s a shame
Everybody knows your name
But not what you′re made of
I don? t want you to change

'Cuz the world outside your frame
Ain′t all it's cracked up to be
Tell me what do you see?