Lyric discussion by JumpyJack 

Cover art for Highwire lyrics by Rolling Stones, The

It's funny how the U.S. gets blamed every time one of its former "friends" ends up stabbing us in the back. The reason-the ONLY reason France, Germany and Russia were against the war in Iraq is because they had so much money invested in Saddam Hussein. This song obviously isn't about any of that--just wanted to vent--thank you