Taxi waits where the high wire spans the lot
Between two poles where the transformer hums steady
Worker checks his harness clips one more time
Breathes slow against the cooling evening wind
Motel dreams flicker pink above the puddles
He walks the line where midnight dreams collide
Pink arrow flickers through the dripping oak trees
Each careful step a prayer locked deep inside
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Meter runs while the radio plays low and blue
Old proverbs rolling off the driver's cracked leather tongue
Cable sings soft where the night breezes blow through
Steady now until the morning sun comes through
Another fare recorded in the dog-eared book
He walks the line where midnight dreams collide
Pink arrow flickers through the dripping oak trees
Each careful step a prayer locked deep inside
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Puddles mirror the acrobat suspended above
Cracked vinyl seat holds decades of forgotten fares
Driver lights a cigarette with practiced love
Knows every soul carries private heavy cares
Wipers rest against the quiet windshield glass
He walks the line where midnight dreams collide
Pink arrow flickers through the dripping oak trees
Each careful step a prayer locked deep inside
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Thunder rolled through here three long hours past
Left the air sweet with ozone and cold rain
Now the wire holds a quiet stark contrast
Man and cable singing the same refrain
Storm cleared paths for those who dare remain
Dawn paints gold across the motel roof edge
Wire worker coils his line with weathered care
Taxi pulls slow from the parking lot ledge
Another night shifts into morning air
Engine purrs a lullaby for the wire walker
He walks the line where midnight dreams collide
Pink arrow flickers through the dripping oak trees
Each careful step a prayer locked deep inside
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
He walks the line where midnight dreams collide
Balancing on borrowed gravity tonight
Engine hums low beneath the buzzing violet sign
Another fare, another line, another dawn
