The Walk lyrics

Theres a downtown corner people downtown know
And a back beat rhythm on the radio
And the girl who listens to a young man's song
On the block I live on
In the place Im from

Well the young man sitting on the dock of the bay
He took a long term trip on a first class plane
Now the whole world listens to that one man's song
On the block I live on
In the place Im from

I'm blind with eyes wide open
My body's tired and broken
I wanna taste
Just something that doesn't leave me dry
This hope for answered questions
Eyes wept as true conviction
I stare into the distance
There is no truth inside
Who can tell me why

Everybody's looking for blue sky
Searching for an answer on a satellite
I know that there's got to be a blue sky out there to see

You stay secure in time honored traditions made
And never wonder where or when the signal may come
If we don't seek out knowledge to be greater men
When the rain starts falling gonna drown before we get our feet wet

We build our ivory towers to protect us from the flood
A fleet of vessels made of wood so they won't rust
But can't we see the bottom of the bottle when we start to drink

Georgia you know that you've been on my mind
Georgia we've both learned to compromise
I'll be there for you when everybody's coming unglued
I'll be there for you
I won't say you have to choose

'Cause I don't wanna let you go and I don't wanna lose you slowly
And I just want to let you know
That it's only just a little back and forth lately
A little back and forth

For all the love we've made just one things stays the same
The lamp gets dusty
The pipes get rusty but I don't wanna wash my hands clean

You say you love me too
Then why won't you go through with the nightly kisses
With the hits and the misses
Well if you can make it on your own then

Go if you wanna go
But stay if you wanna know the way through the mess we've made

The earth is shaking under siege and every breath will meet it's fate
Still we hunger for a moment of freedom even though the hour is late

I find hope and it gives me rest
I find hope in a beating chest
I find hope in what eyes don't see
I find hope in your hate for me
Have no fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this great divide

When every eye is on the fortune it can only breed contempt

Gone astray
We find ourselves right on the edge of falling apart
Dont you see its in our ways
Somethings done wrong
Just go along
It lights a fire inside of me
Just show me when this living stops

I am father and son
I am all that I fear
I can choose to give up
We could tear the world apart
Tear the world apart
We could tear the world apart

Cut the cord
Start to breathe

On the third floor of the hotel there's a pregnant flamenco dancer
In the bathtub is a razor and she's planning her great escape

But in a way she's giving up on herself
But either way she's giving up some of herself

In the backyard there's a small boy
Playing soldier with an army ranger
In the front room there's a mother to the small boy she's a total stranger

I sit here by myself just staring into space
I thought I knew you well
Well who can ever say

It seems Ive spent so long
I can't define my right from wrong

One more for the night and one more for the pain
And one more long goodbye
One shot to the brain and one more takes the knife
One more takes the train
Who do I name today

I dream of better days
Was long gone by the way

Waiting up all night
There's something on my mind
I need to tell you why he's playing you for a fool
He's fooling 'round on you and I just lost my cool
Feeling so sad

Too bad for the running man 'cause he waits too long
So he can't come back again
Too bad for the running man 'cause I'm right here
Waiting to make that girl forget
Too bad for the running man goodbye

Are you falling asleep at the wheel
Maybe there is a feeling you've been brushing off
Asking reason what's left for me here
Well he's all out of answers
You're not out of luck

I've got this something that's been going round
I've got this something
You don't know it but you need it

I've got this something that's been going round
I've got this something
You don't know it but you need it now

I am taking a chance
Walking with my laces loose
Wrapped up
Taking the maze that everybodys running through
Im sick of black tie
Nickel and dime
Were going through the roof

Im not a wise man but I see the haze
And this is what Im gonna do

Tearing it down
Tearing it down
Whoo
Whoo

Tearing it down
Tearing it down
Whoo
Whoo
Tearing it down

Well deep in the woods where nothing is seen
A tightrope is strung to his heel
And high on the walk
He's down on one knee
He waits for the slow of the breeze

Oh
Wow
Look at him now on his feet
High up in the sky
And every moment stands endlessly
It feels as though time isn't moving
And every second
One breath not to breathe
I watch as he moves to the beat

While I'm on the floor

She wakes and takes her place in line
And never bothers asking why the mirror sheds no light at all
The days turn into lesser days until there's only night
The light
It wouldn't help
She's too far gone

The time is up
It's five o'clock
It never stops

And she says please and she says please
And she says please watch over me

I watch her slowly make her way down

[you say you want to kill yourself
it might make it just a little bit easier
you think you're the only one who hurts
try looking just a little bit harter
i dont know why you're holding on
to the damage thats been done

cause you've got me wrapped up in your illusion
i keep on trying to change your conclusion
but you've got me wrapped up in your illusion