You should have been an angel, it wouldve suited you My gold-leafed triptych angel, she knows just what to do In the half light of morning, in a world between the sheets I swear I saw her angel wing, my vision was complete And I know Ill never want another lover, my sweet Can there be more in this world than the Joy of just watching you sleep? I dont know just what to feel Wont someone tell me my loves real? Are we etched in stone or just scratched in the sand Waiting for the waves to come and reclaim the land? Will the sun shine all sweetness and light Burn us to a cinder, our third stone satellite? Im on a tightrope, baby, nine miles high Striding through the clouds, on my ribbon in the sky Im on a tightrope, one thing Ive found I dont know how to stop, and its a Long, long, long, long downway Shes all that ever mattered, and all that ever will My cup, it runneth over, Ill never get my fill The boats in the harbour, slip from their chains Head for new horizons, lets do the same Im on a tightrope, baby, nine miles high Striding through the clouds, on my ribbon in the sky Im on a tightrope, one thing Ive found I dont know how to stop, and its a tightrope baby Nine miles high Striding through the clouds, on my ribbon in the sky Im on a tightrope, one thing Ive found I dont know how to stop, its and a Long, long, long, long way down