dance on stilts

on the outside i'm in the high rise

headin' for a meeting

shining up my greeting

see me in a white suit with a mirror tie

and you you-you-you

elevate me

you throw off the shame

and you dance on stilts with me

and on the inside

i'm on my knees

crawling an aching mile

living on the bowery

too sick to stand

to try to understand

but you you-you-you

elevate me

you lift me high

just high enough to see

you you-you-you

elevate me

you throw off the shame

and you dance on stilts with me

you throw off the shame

and you dance on stilts with me

and no one suspects a thing

they're all hiding just the same

they ache for an outbound train

and the wheels stopped turning in their brains

and you you-you-you

elevate me

you lift me high

just high enough to see

you you-you-you

elevate me

you throw off the shame

and you

you throw off the shame

and you dance on stilts with me

you elevate me

you elevate me

c'mon baby

dance on stilts

dance on stilts with me

you elevate me

you elevate me