Don't Look Down, Pollyanna

The sidewalk spiel, it's no big deal
 The traffic lights are blinking just the same
 The church bell tolls for hearts and souls
 And every moth is flapping towards a flame
 Don't look down, Pollyanna
 Don't look down at all
 Shreveport, Louisiana
 Is just as high as Niagara Falls
 You feel as if you're over a barrel
 You think you might be close to the edge
 You're hoping there'll be somebody there who
 Will get you back intact off the ledge
 Your west side home, they foreclosed on
 Is someone else's dream come true today
 At near half price, it must feel nice
 To wake up with a mortgage one can pay
 Don't look down Pollyanna
 Don't look down at all
 Shreveport, Louisiana
 Is just as high as Niagara Falls
 You feel as if you're over a barrel
 You think you might go straight down the drain
 You're hoping there'll be somebody there who
 Will zap you back to Hackberry Lane
 "The World And How To Work It"
 Is a book you should've read
 There should've been a copy
 On the night stand by your bed
 "Life And How To Live It"
 Is another good choice as well
 The new large print edition and a fairly clean hotel
 A sweet soul blast from days gone past
 Is bouncing off the Greyhound station wall
 A safe past tense that makes good sense
 And now is somewhat painful to recall
 Don't look down, Pollyanna
 Don't look down at all
 Shreveport, Louisiana
 Is just as high as Niagara Falls
 You feel as if you're over a barrel
 You think you might be close to the end
 You're hoping there'll be somebody there who
 Will get you back on track once again