Oingo Boingo - Flesh 'N Blood lyrics

Over time, I've come to feel That everything must come apart, it seems From the little child to the man of power From the beggar to the angel of my dreams From the thinnest thread, we are sewn together From the finest string, we dangle over time From the highest wire do we walk through fire Should our balance ever falter Should our steps be unaligned Such a big storm, yeah; such a strong wind blowing Such a loud voice calling for me to cross the line [Chorus:] But I'm not gonna give up the ghost No, not gonna give up the ghost I'm not gonna give up the ghost No, not gonna give it up 'Cause I haven't the strength To hold out too long If we both hold on together We can make each other strong After all—we're flesh 'n' blood After all—we're flesh 'n' blood After all—we're flesh 'n' blood After all—we're flesh— Drop the mask; take away the house And forget about the income and the car We're all the same underneath our shell We've all been to hell, and we know what it's like And we've shared each other's sins We all know what it's like to give up the fight We've all been ashamed at one time or another We all have dreams and nightmares, too When it all comes down, we'll look out for each other (No one else will) But when I hear the call When I feel the thirst When the catcher comes to take my soul He's gonna have to fight me first [Chorus] Every cloud has a silver lining And every soul is tender to the touch We are made of stone; we are made of steel And we're all the same when we return to dust But when I hear the call Yeah, when I feel the thirst When the catcher comes to take my soul He's gonna have to fight me first.... [Chorus, Out]