I didn't break my back upon the chain gang but it doesn't mean that I don't care she found me without holes in my shoes and with a heart without despair I'd just been gently swimming my way out to sea against the tide and she threw out a line to me said hey you could have died She give me love - action No more faking papers no more lighting fires no more playing hide and seek with my feelings and desires I traded my ticket on the gravy train to sing one part harmony and I'd still be waiting for that train in vain to shine it's light on me She give me love - action The higher up you climb then the further you fall did you see the message written on the pad in the hall it said - you're bound to fall - you will that's all did you see the message written on the pad in the hall So no more TV dinners maybe no more TV no more wondering why the hero never looks like me I'd just been gently swimming my way out to sea against the tide and she threw out a line to me said hey you could have died She give me love - action