I'm livin' above the fault line

Like a bird up on a wire

I come in from the cold at night

And I stand next to the fire

Now, most times I can win one

but someday I could lose

Then I'll have to start all over again

And shake off all these blues

'Cause you tore down all the fences

And you put me in the clear

Then I left my old skin behind

And I started to disappear



Now there's something in the kitchen

And it's cookin' mighty fine

There's a good one in the oven

And I'm sure gonna get in line

In the interest of my nutrition

I'm about to take the plunge

I'm gonna take the whole thing in

And I'm gonna soak it up like a sponge

Need a map with new direction

And a compass for the turn

Then I'll take that drink of water

and let the old one burn



Oh, how you move me,

You turn me 'round

Nothing to hold me down

Just like a magnet

You pull me in

Got my instant reservation

When I'm feelin' empty

You make me full

More love than I'll ever hold

You touch me right

where my heart is dull

I'm gonna shed this skin and disappear



I open the box and look inside

And I don't like what I see

I turn the key and take a ride

In a wind that's blowin' free

In the interest of my education

I'm about to read the book

Then I'll open my eyes in the morning

And I'll take another look

Need a map with new directions

And a compass for the turn

Then I'll take that drink of water

and let the old one burn



Oh, how you move me,

You turn me 'round

Nothing to hold me down

Just like a magnet

You pull me in

Got my instant reservation

When I'm feelin' empty

You make me full

More love than I'll ever hold

You touch me right

where my heart is dull

I'm gonna shed this skin and disappear



[instrumental]



Oh, how you move me,

You turn me 'round

Nothing to hold me down

Just like a magnet

You pull me in

Got my instant reservation

When I'm feelin' empty

You make me full

More love than I'll ever hold

You touch me right

where my heart is dull

I'm gonna shed this skin and disappear



[instrumental to fade out]