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Thread #42613 Message #2178763
Posted By: Jim Dixon
25-Oct-07 - 08:01 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Farther to Fall (David Wilcox)
Subject: Lyr Add: FARTHER TO FALL (David Wilcox)
Walking on the railroad rails Leaning into one another Balancing so we won't fail Into timeless friends and lovers
We're still holding hands Past the place I quit before On this high trestle span The distance down is what We must ignore
CHORUS: Balance is no harder after all Out across this bridge so tall Balance is no harder Its just that you've got farther Now you've just got farther to fall
Walking on the railroad rails Out across this deep commitment I can feel your fingernails Hanging onto old resentment And I miss that easy smile Lately it's a tight-wire frown But we've come so many miles We can make it if we don't look down. CHORUS
Farther to fall Looking all the way down Maybe you'll drown in it all
But you like to walk this rail for two As long as words like "wife" aren't said But something comes over you When you see that span of life ahead
Now you make your choice Will you turn around and walk away The tremble in your voice You turn to me, smile and say Hey! CHORUS
[Sung by David Wilcox on "Home Again" and "The Very Best of David Wilcox"]