The Tightrope

My life it is a tightrope
This wire is slippy as hell
The balancing act is tricky
And I'm exhausted can't you tell

While everyone around me
Seems to stride along just fine
I've somehow got this narrow line
This knife edge in the sky

Damned if I do and also if I don't
I just can't catch a break
Living by decisions made
I have sealed my own fate

Maybe I should just submit
Accept defeat and fall
Wake up and smell the coffee
Read the writing on the wall

But dammit, I so hate to fail
I don't do giving in
So come on life! You do your worst!
But I'll never let you win!