Dancing on the Wire Lyrics

She's got the grace of a ballerina

And the art of the sly coquette

She likes dazzling lights and dizzying heights

And working without a net

You can find her down at the hip hop clubs

And she can dance the minuet

And when she smiles, strangers ask her name

Her voice is sweet as a violin with a ring of castanets

And the Gypsy blood runs deep inside her veins

And tonight she's drivin' some two-lane road to a place she's never been

Tossin' her hair in the cold night air, howlin' at the wind

She could climb back down to familiar ground, but that's not her desire

She'll keep dancing, dancing on the wire

There's a lost lover out in a Midwest town

Another by the Shore

There's a cowboy who tried to tie her down

And probably many more

And there's a man she'll see when the demons rise

'Cause he calms her vertigo

And he brings her wine and peace of mind

But he can't give her the road

She's heard the tales of falling stars

Seen the ravages of fame

Still, she hovers like a moth around a flame

And tonight she's drivin' some two-lane road to a place she's never been

Tossin' her hair in the cold night air, howlin' at the wind

She could climb back down to familiar ground, but that's not her desire

She'll keep dancing, dancing on the wire

And tomorrow's just another town

When you're living on the road

So she drives the Lakes the long way 'round

Just to see what the day might hold

And she's at her best when the lights go dim

And the curtain starts to rise

When there's no time to dream, when there's no time to cry

When there's no time to wonder how she got so high

She's got the grace of a ballerina

And the art of the sly coquette

She likes dazzling lights and dizzying heights

And working without a net

And if you ask, Is it all worthwhile

She'll show you no regrets

She'll just smile and step on out again

And tonight she's drivin' some two-lane road to a place she's never been

Tossin' her hair in the cold night air, howlin' at the wind

She could climb back down to familiar ground, but that's not her desire

She'll keep dancing, dancing on the wire