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Tight Rope

Leon Russell

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Leon Russell

Vocals

Carl Radle

Bass

John Gallie

Organ

Don Preston

Guitar

Chuck Blackwell

Chuck Blackwell

Drums

Jim Keltner

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Leon Russell

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Leon Russell

Producer

Denny Cordell

Producer

Steven Hoffman

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm up on the tight wire

One side's ice and one is fire

It's a circus game with you and me

I'm up on the tightrope

One side's hate and one is hope

But the top hat on my head is all you see

[Verse 2]

And the wire seems to be the only place for me

A comedy of errors and I'm falling

[Verse 3]

Like a rubber-neck giraffe

You look into my past

Well, maybe you're just too blind to see

I'm up in the spotlight

Oh, does it feel right

Oh, the altitude seems to get to me

[Verse 4]

I'm up on the tight wire

Flanked by life and the funeral pyre

Putting on a show for you to see

[Verse 5]

Like a rubber-neck giraffe

You look into my past

Well, maybe you're just too blind to see

I'm up in the spotlight

Oh, does it feel right

Oh, the altitude really gets to me

[Verse 6]

I'm up on the tight wire

Flanked by life and the funeral pyre

Putting on a show for you to see

Written by: Leon Russell