I Up on the wire I like to climb and play with the sky The people far below The air is clear And I can perceive The whole world is shining Life is sublime And when you dare to go up in the air and leave the earth far behind you As I step and dip and leap into a space beyond Up high Just for a moment Alive And so afraid but alive As I push against the sky and my heart has broken free II Fear turns to joy When you can race the edge of the sky
And life's intense and strong It's not so long Before you will run Beyond your horizons Up on the wire The line is thin and you must bow and surf against the sky so precisely But the sky seems to go on as far as you can see Up high Just for this moment Alive And so afraid but alive As the wire disappears And you've finally broken free Solo III As I step and dip and leap into a place beyond Up high Just for this moment