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Man on a Wire Lyrics
Who'd ever thought that I'd be here by myself?
Who'd ever thought that you'd be bad for my health?
Now I know, now I know, I'm just a man on a wire.
Oh.
Who'd ever thought about the cause and effect?
Yesterday's love is now tomorrow's regret.
Now I know, now I know, I'm just a man on a wire.
Oh.
No I can't look down, I'm trying to fight the feeling.
I will fall to the ground if I ever see you.
'Cause I feel like I'm walking a tightrope.
My heart is in my throat.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you.
And I've got my eyes closed as long as the wind blows.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
Who'd ever thought I'd see you with someone else?
Who'd ever thought that I'd be in such a mess?
Now you know, now you know, I'm just a man on a wire.
Oh.
But I walk that line, I try to keep my senses.
Make it to the other side.
I know the consequences.
I feel like I'm walking a tightrope.
My heart is in my throat.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you.
And I've got my eyes closed as long at the wind blows.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
The higher it gets oh, the more I miss the ground.
No safety net, oh, now you're not around.
I have to keep walking to keep me from falling, now.
Yeah, feels like I'm walking a tightrope.
My heart is in my throat.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you.
I've got my eyes closed as long as the wind blows.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you.
'Cause I"m a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
Who'd ever thought that you'd be bad for my health?
Now I know, now I know, I'm just a man on a wire.
Oh.
Who'd ever thought about the cause and effect?
Yesterday's love is now tomorrow's regret.
Now I know, now I know, I'm just a man on a wire.
Oh.
I will fall to the ground if I ever see you.
'Cause I feel like I'm walking a tightrope.
My heart is in my throat.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you.
And I've got my eyes closed as long as the wind blows.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
Who'd ever thought that I'd be in such a mess?
Now you know, now you know, I'm just a man on a wire.
Oh.
Make it to the other side.
I know the consequences.
I feel like I'm walking a tightrope.
My heart is in my throat.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you.
And I've got my eyes closed as long at the wind blows.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
No safety net, oh, now you're not around.
I have to keep walking to keep me from falling, now.
My heart is in my throat.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you.
I've got my eyes closed as long as the wind blows.
I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you.
'Cause I"m a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
I'm a man on a wire, on a wire.
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This song was written based on the documentary Man On Wire that was about a man who strung a wire between the two twin towers in New York. In attempts to scare the guitarist Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue and Glen Power put the program on and had Mark watch it since he's afraid of heights. In a conversation Mark asked why someone would do that so the explanation they came up with was over a woman.