Wire and Flash

Verse 1

Five years old and the mic was taller than me

My brothers in the kitchen learning steps on the tile

Dad would crack the door and count us in

I learned to smile before I learned to speak

Mama said stay humble boy

Stay hungry stay sharp

I sang for strangers twice my height

And never once dropped a note

Pre-Chorus

Then the numbers started climbing

And the phone would not stop ringing

Everybody wanted something

Nobody asked how I was feeling

Chorus

This is my life on a wire

This is my life in a flash

Every light trained on my face

Every camera wants a piece

This is my life

Post-Chorus

Uh huh

Uh huh

Ow

Verse 2

Twenty one and the world got loud

Fans on the fence and a glove on my hand

I spun across the stage till my ankles screamed

And gave them everything I had

Doctors said slow down

Managers said don't

So I kept my mouth shut and I moved my feet

That was the only way I knew

Pre-Chorus

Then the papers started twisting

Every headline cut a little deeper

Everybody had an opinion

Nobody asked how I was feeling

Chorus

This is my life on a wire

This is my life in a flash

Every light trained on my face

Every camera wants a piece

This is my life

Post-Chorus

Uh huh

Uh huh

Ow

Bridge

They built me a castle then they threw the stones

They called me a king then they left me alone

Three kids in my arms and a world in my head

I gave them my heart

They wanted my home

Breakdown

Hee hee

(Shamone)

Hee hee

(Shamone)

Chorus

This is my life on a wire

This is my life in a flash

Every light trained on my face

Every camera wants a piece

This is my life

Post-Chorus

Uh huh

Uh huh

Ow