High Wire Act

(INTRO) (Verse 1) This badge is heavier than it looks Lays cold against my chest each morn' I sent a lamb into the wolves' den And I'm the one who feels so torn She's got a smile that's all conviction A nervous laugh she's learning how to use Talking 'bout dirt bikes down at the creek bed With a brand new set of bruises (Pre-Chorus) And I get a call from a blocked number Just a breath, then the line goes d**d While a rich man in a prison tower Plays his chess games in his head (Chorus) It's a high wire act in a hurricane A devil you know, one you can't explain Trying to hold the line, keep my conscience clean But the dirt's so deep, it's getting hard to see Between justice and the need to win And the ghost that's crawling underneath my skin (Verse 2) He talks in riddles and lawyer Latin Smells like expensive soap and lies I see his shadow in every corner With that mocking in his eyes He's building a house of cards from a jail cell And my brother's there to shuffle the deck B***d is thick, but the law is thicker Lord, I'm feeling like a wreck (Pre-Chorus) And I picture her, in some darkened room Laughing a little too loud at a joke One slip, one wrong word given And the whole damn world just goes up in smoke (Chorus) It's a high wire act in a hurricane A devil you know, one you can't explain Trying to hold the line, keep my conscience clean But the dirt's so deep, it's getting hard to see Between justice and the need to win And the ghost that's crawling underneath my skin (Bridge) They say leadership is lonely But they don't tell you 'bout the chill That runs straight down your spine When it's your word, your will That might put a name on a marble stone Underneath the pines so still It's the king you're chasing in the open And the ace he's got hidden still (Chorus) It's a high wire act in a hurricane A devil you know, one you can't explain Trying to hold the line, keep my conscience clean But the dirt's so deep, it's getting hard to see Between justice and the need to win And the ghost that's crawling underneath my skin ... hurricane ghost, hurricane ghost ... (Outro) Yeah, the ghost's still crawling... Whisper on a bad line... Static on the wire... Lord, bring her home alive. Just bring her home tonight.