He's there up on the stage Howlin' at the moon His heart and soul Are on the line for you You know it ain't for glory You know it ain't for greed, no It's a deeper, desperate need To be what he's got to be And sometimes it's so hard Sometimes he goes too far And sometimes he gets so low And if you ask him why, he'll tell you It's the only love that I can get The only love that I can get Well, it may be wrong, and it won't last long But it's the only love that I can get She's there out on the ledge Sayin' I'm gonna take the leap You'd better talk me down Or I'll end up a lifeless heap With her freinds and family beggin' You've got so much to live for With the lights and cameras trained on her She gets what she wished for And sometimes it's so hard Sometimes she goes too far And sometimes she gets so low And when they asked her why, she'll tell you And sometimes it's so hard Sometimes he goes too far And sometimes he gets so low And if you ask him why, he'll tell you It's the only love that I can get The only love that I can get Well, it may be wrong and it won't last long But it's the only love that I can get