i was born on a tightrope bright with hope and oblivious i could not keep my eyes closed now i know we are hideous grinning from ear to ear take me away from here like you said and i will be grateful with what i have left dance in the aisle for me and hold out your hand and take me away my dear i grew up in a lifeboat tied to shore by the winter wind i was made to be set afloat not star of the show ever glittering in center ring not a clue take me away from here like you said and i will be grateful with what i have left dance in the aisle for me and hold out your hand and take me away my dear i am not at the end though i won t go at the peak or near i will die in a foxhole arm to shoulder with atheist praying just lord not here take me away from here like you said and i will be grateful with what i have left dance in the aisle for me and hold out your hand and take me away my dear