Hung On A Wire

Impotent, celibate, anyone care?

You drain out the fluid & you fill it with air

Fully inflated and ready for use

You work like a dream but your rivets are loose

I can't help it, I'm not young

I burn in the cold & I freeze in the sun

Will you fix me a drink & give me something to eat

I'm sick & unsteady and dead on my feet

Can you help me, can you tell me, where I go to now

I'm waiting, stagnating, can you help me down

I'm not t-shirt, or a yoke skirt, or an old ball gown

Can't run from the factory fire

They got me hung on a wire

Well, I got to admit you got a real good act

You proved everyone wrong

And the gigs are packed

You're getting proper reviews

You behave like a star

I find it hard to believe

That you made it this far

You got celebrity fans & the transit's sold

You don't carry your gear through the rain & cold

You got the whole top floor of a hip hotel

And you don't have to worry if the merch don't sell

Well, that's showbiz, tell me what is

Well just watch me move

They adore me, they applaud me

It's a prayer come true

When you see me, you want to be me

But you'll still be you

You're high, but they're pulling you higher

They got you hung on a wire

If you take your buddies along for the ride

They can help you rebuild

When the walls subside

You got brickies & roofers & statisticians

But one of these days they're gonna die or split

They're gonna get fed up with your constant shit

You're gonna wake up one morning and be like me

An overgrown kitten stuck up a tree

And when you cry out, you're gonna

Find out that you're out of luck

There's no mattress, no airbag, and no fire truck

And those near you, they don't hear you

They don't give a fuck

We're meat waiting for a buyer

They got us hung on a wire