Wandering around Camden Town 
Feeling like a fishy in a can 
Boots a-scratching lines on shitty ground 
Had to get some air and so I am 

I'm walking a tightrope from morning 'til night 
From my bed to my bed and it don't feel right 
But I know where I'm going and it ain't no lie 
And I don't want to waste it like them other guys 

Lungs are folding up inside of me 
Legs have just been hammered out of stone 
My heart is stopping far as I can see 
Mind and all my fuses have been blown 

I'm walking a tightrope from morning 'til night 
From my bed to my bed and it don't feel right 
But I know where I'm going and it ain't no lie 
And I don't want to waste it like them other guys 

Saw you in the front yard praying, are you gonna get saved? 
Saw you in the back yard digging, were you digging my grave? 
Is there something that I can tell you that will change your mind 
I know it took too long to admit that I treated you unkind 

I'm walking a tightrope from morning 'til night 
From my bed to my bed and it don't feel right 
But I know where I'm going and it ain't no lie 
And I don't want to waste it like them other guys