Leon Russell Tight Rope

This is Leon Russell s classic hit Tight Rope. From the album Carney released in 1972. Enjoy I m up on the tightwire one side s ice and one is fire its a circus game with you and me I m up on the tightrope one side s hate and one is hope but the tophat on my head is all you see And the wire seems to be the only place for me a comedy of errors and I m falling Chorus Like a rubberneck giraffe you look into my past well maybe you re just to blind to see I m up in the spotlight ohh does it feel right ohh the altitude seems to get to me I m up on the tightwire flanked by life and the funeral pyre putting on a show for you to see Chorus Like a rubberneck giraffe you look into my past well maybe you re just too blind to see I m up in the spotlight ohh does it feel right ohh the altitude really gets to ge