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Artist: Missy Higgins
Canonical path: /missy-higgins/back-to-the-wall
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Back To The Wall
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Back To The Wall
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We are living in desperate times
These are desperate times my dear
There's no way out of here
There's no way out my dear
I've been holding back all my tears
Just so the pressure don't show
Like a time bomb ticking away
I might blow up some day
Don't push, don't shove
You better watch what you do
When my back's to the wall
I might do anything at all
When my back's to the wall
I might take any chance at all
When my back's to the wall
I might do anything
Anything
At all
You've got the upper hand
Well I've got nothing to lose
When I'm trapped in a corner like this
I might light a fuse
Don't push me too far
You better watch what you do
When my back's to the wall
I might do anything at all
When my back's to the wall
I might take any chance at all
When my back's to the wall
I might do anything
Anything
At all
I've got nothing to lose
I might light a fuse
I've got nothing to lose
I might light a fuse
Yeah, yeah
Don't come any closer
Yeah, yeah
Don't come any closer
You better run for your life
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