Woman On The Wheel

There’s a man out here puts his head

In the mouth of a crocodile

Puts the whole thing in, takes it out

And gives the crowd a great big smile

And they walk away with their illusions of safety safely intact

And they tell their little wide eyed kids it’s only an act

There’s a man out here throws knives

At a target with a blindfold on

And the wheel spins round

And the knives bear down til they find their home

And I can feel the rush and the whoosh of every blade of steel

Cause I am the woman on the wheel

Sometimes I get lonely sometimes

I get scared but most times bored

Sometimes I ask God please God

Just show me just what’s behind that door

As if God was monty hall and this was let’s make a deal

And I am the woman on the wheel

Had a sweet little baby in coeur d’alene, he was an acrobat

Took me out on the wire man I never knew love could feel like that

But in the end he was a man who

Couldn’t keep his feet on the ground too long

In the end it’s just another highwire act gone wrong

So it’s on with the show and

It’s send in the clowns and the trapeze act

And it’s more of the same

And it’s less of a game than a cold hard fact

And most times it’s better not to ask myself how I feel

I’m just the woman on the wheel

I know what you’re thinkin as

The knives fly by and they find their mark

You’re thinkin one false move

And it’s a real bad day at the amusement park

You wouldn’t wanna be me but you need me just the same

To remind you what you stand to lose and what you stand to gain

They say I’ve got a death wish yeah

But I don’t think that’s true

As far as I can see it’s less

About me and more about you

You see it ain’t your fears so much

As what your fears reveal

I’m just the woman on the wheel