We're living in a different reality We're toeing the same line We give in we call it neutrality A joke with no punchline The silver plated hero Meets the golden-hearted whore The odds'll give you zero She'll be leaving in a few days more Movin' on forever, maybe she don't care Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there You're dancing on a high wire You need to be so sure There used to be a life-line There isn't anymore We are the same with no similarity We talk at the same time We believe in freedom and charity As long as I get mine The ivory Madonna is walking Through the door You watch her from a window It doesn't matter anymore Moving on forever, maybe she don't care Holding on together, maybe it just ain't there You're dancing on a high wire You need to be so sure There used to be a life-line There isn't anymore