Paul Koss - Dancing on a Highwire Lyrics

Once upon a time was a long, long time ago
But fairy tales all end and there's just living left to go
These lines upon my face are just the places that I've been
They're tales of starting over and of trying to begin

And it's like dancing on a high wire, like walking on thin ice
Like children playing with fire, like rolling loaded dice
It's waiting for Godot, or the other shoe to fall
It's a face you used to know, but you can't seem to recall

And once upon a time it seemed we used to know
The roads that we would travel and the places we would go
But now it's give or take and plans we're making on the run
A phoenix rising from the ash and searching for the sun

'Cause it's like dancing on a high wire, like walking on thin ice
Like children playing with fire, like rolling loaded dice
It's waiting for Godot, or the other shoe to fall
It's a face you used to know, but you can't seem to recall

We're like churchbells in the distance and the souls for which they toll
We ring out for a moment, then we're echoes growing old

So break another bottle, let's pour another round
We'll drink our glasses empty then go waltzing through the town
And we'll be whistlin' at the devil as we dance into the night
'Cause songs may come from living, but the music comes from life

And it's like dancing on a high wire, like walking on thin ice
Like children playing with fire, like rolling loaded dice
It's waiting for Godot, or the other shoe to fall
It's a face you used to know, but you can't seem to recall