The Acrobat
The acrobat stands waiting on the edge of confidence
while a heckler with a pea shooter sits in the audience.

When the audience is clapping
when the big top tent is flapping
then I hear the rope snapping
and it's curtain time.

Chorus
Never mind the idol chatter
bring my head in on a platter
entertain the Mad Hatter,
never mind at all.

Up Jacob's ladder the acrobat will climb
while a seal and a chimpanzee practice pantomime.

Tighten and secure the cables
move the chairs and turn the tables
then I'll do just what I'm able
not what I'm inclined.

Chorus

Judging from the juggler who performs without a net
the only way to improvise is to live without regrets.

There's a trick to find the balance
more a gimmick than a talent
I wouldn't say it was a challenge
it's harder to resign.

Chorus

The Acrobat must be taken with a grain of salt,
the higher the flight the greater the fault.