she was a woman sawed in half
it was done by a bad magician
there was a point at which she just had to laugh
you could appreciate her position
her legs in one way
and her head another
she just kept thinking about walking away
they tried to put her back together underneath the cover
but her heart kept getting in
getting in the way
she was a woman sawed in half
lets cut to the chase
love
this was showtime
and he was sweating bullets
and walking on glass
somewhere between the evening news and tomorrow's headline
she was a woman sawed in half
it was done by a bad magician
yeah
it was a clear cut thing
no
you didn't have to ask
she was gonna have to make her own decisions
her legs got up and walked away
and her head came rolling
oh
the room was painted black night
and turning dayglow
she wound up in two places at once
her heart was swollen
he played his musical saw in the streets of san diego
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she was a woman sawed in half
her legs in tijuana
she was a bodyless head and trapeze artist in a circus in bombay
now a woman's gonna do exactly what a woman's gonna
yeah
some bad magicians wouldn't have it any other way
she holds on to that trapeze by the skin of her teeth
or so they say