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Walking On A Thin Line Lyrics
Sometimes in my bed at night
I curse the dark and a pray for light
And sometimes, the light's no consolation
Blinded by a memory
Afraid of what it might do to me
And the tears and the sweat only mock my desperation
Don't you know me I'm the boy next door
The one you find so easy to ignore
Is that what I was fighting for?
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Labeled as freaks loose on the streets of the city
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Take a look at my face, see what it's doing to me
Taught me how to shoot to kill
A specialist with a deadly skill
A skill I needed to have to be a survivor
It's over now or so they say
Well, sometimes, it don't turn out that way
Cause you're never the same when you've been under fire
Don't you know me I'm the boy next door
The one you find so easy to ignore
Is that what I was fighting for?
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Labeled as freaks loose on the streets of the city
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Take a look at my face, see what it's doing to me
I curse the dark and a pray for light
And sometimes, the light's no consolation
Blinded by a memory
Afraid of what it might do to me
And the tears and the sweat only mock my desperation
Don't you know me I'm the boy next door
The one you find so easy to ignore
Is that what I was fighting for?
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Labeled as freaks loose on the streets of the city
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Take a look at my face, see what it's doing to me
Taught me how to shoot to kill
A specialist with a deadly skill
A skill I needed to have to be a survivor
It's over now or so they say
Well, sometimes, it don't turn out that way
Cause you're never the same when you've been under fire
Don't you know me I'm the boy next door
The one you find so easy to ignore
Is that what I was fighting for?
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Labeled as freaks loose on the streets of the city
Walking on a thin line
Straight off the front line
Take a look at my face, see what it's doing to me
Song Info
Submitted by
kevin On May 24, 2001
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To me, it sounds pretty obviously like a veteran of the 'Nam.
sad but true :(
sad but true :(
sad but true :(
sad but true :(
Love this song. Awesome tune for crime victims.
Really? I kinda get the idea that it's about his heart being broken,over a relationship. But okeydokey the majority rules.
"Taught me how to shoot to kill, a specialist with a deadly skill" << Should tell you right there.
"Taught me how to shoot to kill, a specialist with a deadly skill" << Should tell you right there.
That, and Huey has publicly explained (in concert) that the song is about a returning Vietnam sniper.
That, and Huey has publicly explained (in concert) that the song is about a returning Vietnam sniper.
@vulnavia agree with you Vulnavia. But I think he was a veteran talking about how the girl who broke his heart. even though he changed, he still thinks about her. There is more to it......
@vulnavia agree with you Vulnavia. But I think he was a veteran talking about how the girl who broke his heart. even though he changed, he still thinks about her. There is more to it......