The dim city light would serve as our guide Like gypsies making off with the moonlight It always seems to come right down to this A heavy hitter swings, but seems to miss You cant help hoping you'll be the next one, and you'll be winning We're tightly wound, going round and around We're tightly wound, going round and around We may break on the way up or on the way down We're all going down, going down So face the breaks and we'll be better for it Like an executioner on d**h row It always seems to come right down to this A heavy hitter swings, but seems to miss You cant help hoping you'll be the next one, and you'll be winning We're tightly wound, going round and around We're tightly wound, going round and around We may break on the way up or on the way down We're all going down, going down So don't cling to desperation Just use your imagination Your thoughts are what get you everything But don't think you've got it coming It always seems to come right down to this A heavy hitter swings, but seems to miss You cant help hoping you'll be the next one, and you'll be winning We're tightly wound, going round and around We're tightly wound, going round and around We may break on the way up or on the way down We're all going down, going down