Tightrope

When I was just a boy
 My momma told me, "Son
 You look so serious"
 (Smile and have some fun)
 When I was 17
 My father let me know
 "Life isn't fun and games"
 (Gotta sell your soul)
 I don't know how I ended up
 So close to where I started
 I went to war for peace of mind
 What was it for?
 I'm dancing on a tightrope
 No time to mess around, oh
 Just trying to let my mind go
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 I found a preacher man
 To help me understand
 What we are doing here
 (What comes after life)
 And now the years have passed
 Been to the moon and back
 And all I've realized
 (No one knows but me)
 I don't (he don't) know how (know how) I ended up
 So close to where I started
 I went (he went) to war (to war) for peace of mind
 What was it for?
 I'm dancing on a tightrope
 No time to mess around, oh
 Just trying to let my mind go
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 ♪
 I'm never coming dow-own
 ♪
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 Teachers always say, "Stay in between the lines"
 ♪
 "Promise you'll be quiet if you can't say something nice"
 ♪
 Doctors always say, "Take these pills for your health"
 ♪
 But now I can't remember how to think for myself
 I'm dancing on a tightrope
 No time to mess around, oh
 Just trying to let my mind go, ha
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 
 I'm never coming dow-own
 ♪
 I'm never coming down (-ow-own)
 
 When I was just a boy
 My momma told me, "Son
 You look so serious"
 (Smile and have some fun)
 When I was 17
 My father let me know
 "Life isn't fun and games"
 (Gotta sell your soul)
 I don't know how I ended up
 So close to where I started
 I went to war for peace of mind
 What was it for?
 I'm dancing on a tightrope
 No time to mess around, oh
 Just trying to let my mind go
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 I found a preacher man
 To help me understand
 What we are doing here
 (What comes after life)
 And now the years have passed
 Been to the moon and back
 And all I've realized
 (No one knows but me)
 I don't (he don't) know how (know how) I ended up
 So close to where I started
 I went (he went) to war (to war) for peace of mind
 What was it for?
 I'm dancing on a tightrope
 No time to mess around, oh
 Just trying to let my mind go
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 ♪
 I'm never coming dow-own
 ♪
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 Teachers always say, "Stay in between the lines"
 ♪
 "Promise you'll be quiet if you can't say something nice"
 ♪
 Doctors always say, "Take these pills for your health"
 ♪
 But now I can't remember how to think for myself
 I'm dancing on a tightrope
 No time to mess around, oh
 Just trying to let my mind go, ha
 I'm never coming dow-ow-own
 
 I'm never coming dow-own
 ♪
 I'm never coming down (-ow-own)