Here's what you have to do
  you gotta coat yourself in steel
  whatever you do don't be fooled
  the danger is real
  
  now wrap your hands around the wire
  start making your way across
  but pace yourself you're gonna get tired
  you'll probably get lost
  
  because i'm mean when you need me to be kind
  and you reach for me when i'm safest left alone
  and i dwell while you leave it all behind
  
  and when your hands start to shake
  and i promise you they will
  and when the line threatens to break
  you gotta be willing to be killed
  
  because i'm mean when you need me to be kind
  and you reach for me when i'm safest left alone
  and i dwell while you leave it all behind
  
  so don't look down, no
  it's all in your head, baby
  it's about time you decide
  if you're gonna fall or fly