Highwire

[Verse 1]

We sell them missiles, we sell them tanks

We give them credit, you can call up the bank

It's just a business, you can pay us in crude

You'll love these toys, just go play out your feuds

We got no pride, don't know whose boots to lick

We act so greedy, make me sick sick sick

[Pre-Chorus]

So get up, stand up, out of my way

I want to talk to the boss right away

Get up, stand up, who's gonna pay?

I want to talk to the man right away

[Chorus]

We walk the highwire

Sending the men to the front-line

And hoping they don't catch the hell-fire

Of hot guns and cold, cold knives

We walk the highwire

Sending the men to the front lines

And tell them to hotbed the sunshine

With hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Verse 2]

Our lives are threatened, our jobs at risk

Sometimes dictators need a slap on the wrist

Another Munich we just can't afford

We're going to send in the 82nd Airborne

[Pre-Chorus]

Get up, stand up, who's gonna pay?

I want to talk to the boss right away

Get up, stand up, out of my way

I want to talk to the man right away

[Chorus]

We walk the highwire

Putting the world out on a deadline

We're hoping we don't taste the shell-fire

Of hot guns and cold, cold knives

We walk the highwire

Putting the world out on a deadline

Catching the fight on primetime

With hot guns and cold, cold knives

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]

Get up! Stand up!

Get up! Stand up!

Hey!

[Chorus]

We walk the highwire

Sending the men to the front line

And hoping that we backed the right side

With hot guns and cold, cold knives

We walk the highwire

Sending men to the front line

And hoping they don't catch the hell-fire

With hot guns and cold, cold, cold, cold, cold knives

[Outro]

Oh yeah

We walk the highwire

We walk the highwire

Oh yeah

With hot guns and cold, cold, cold knives

Oh yeah