The Wire - Shovels & Rope

I’ve been a disappointment from time to time

I’m prone to swing at mirrors

I interrupt slow talkers

And I need everyone to like me

But I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

There’s nothin' I can say but «I'm sorry"now

I’ll try to make it up to you somehow

But I’m no better than I’ll ever be

I’m just a beggar down here on my knees

I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

It’s weighed and

It’s measured

It is the sum of all of life’s

Sufferin' and pleasures

And it’s laid out

For the taking

And the song is the sound

Of your heart breaking

Are you listenin'

I’m listenin'

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire

No I won’t fail you when I walk out on the wire