Man on Wire

Picture them rising up from the ground Great silver statues that reach to the clouds Like twins standing guard over Long Island Sound They would be But everyone said in plain disbelief That's just a dream Think of the beauty, imagine the sight A man on a string on the edge of the sky Careless and free, on a canvas of white He would be Everyone said in plain disbelief It's just a dream Oh, what a day for a walk One summer morning, strung in between Out on a wire, was little Phillipe Dancing across for the whole world to see And everyone said in plain disbelief It's like a dream