PRECARIOUS


Well the naughty boys are off somewhere
Trying to stir up disbelief
Seems your alibi's gone walking
But I still don't sense relief
All alone in this dark house
Lady looking so anxious
I can feel your urgent breath babe
You're so precarious

You know I live high upon a steep cliff
Every wave trying to tumble me down
When the storms roll in and the stilts quiver
That's the time I want you around
Vertigo don't reach me
It's more the urge to fly merciless
Did you inherit grief now lady
You're so precarious

You know a woman like you can't be alone
Always got to fall in trust
While you mock my feathered mattresses
After love's steep drop you lust
Got a gift so frightening
Can't help but feeling so thankless
Were those encore cheers for you babe
You're so precarious

Well you've made quite a name for yourself
Sign on every dotted line
Was it just one more vain and reckless stunt
When you stole away that humble heart of mine

Lady vicious rumour chases you
Words are barking at your heels
Are you too fast now to see my face
Spinning 'way on silver wheels
They say your fireproof suit got torn to shreds
They say you're spent and penniless
Lady I say don't look back now
You're so precarious

Little girl what is this place here
That you've come to running scared
Do those bolts and rusty keyless locks
Keep you safe from pure emotion bared

Tugging my hand like some restless toy
Pulling towards the sun
One more balloon full of hot air
Stumbling as you jump the gun
They say that everything must come down
They say you're anybody's guess
I say hit your safety net babe
You're so precarious



© David Lowe 1989