i was long ago
feeling empty
you came I know
you came to tempt me

had i known you
long before
might have opened
up a door
and i've chained
i've been rearranged

walk on the wire
you won't go home
over the fire
you're on your own
walk on the wire

there's a waiting room
for impatience
some are coming to
and some are wasted

but when i hold you
in my arms
there's no false alarm
it's real fire
you're my one desire

walk on the wire
you won't go home
over the fire
you're on your own
walk on the wire

you thought you'd never leave
but now you're here with me

by Ron Ardito

photo: JR Rost
image processing: Kathy McCloskey

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The Shirts, Only The Dead Know Brooklyn

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