Dancer in the Fire

The last time I saw you Was the spring of '75 And way back then I was afraid To look you in the eye Yes, even then I found it hard to To look you in the eye Come a-running to me with your soul in your hand Like a child who knew no fear With such a need to be alive I was scared to get too near With such a need to be alive I was scared to get too near You burned so bright into the night A dancer in the fire I wished I had your nerve back then But I was scared to walk the wire Yes, I was scared to walk the wire I was afraid to walk the wire And now it's three years later You're still eager for the game But your eyes can't hide the times you tried To live too near to the flame Your eyes can't hide the tears you cried When you got too near the flame But to you it makes no difference Just how many times you fall For you've seen the freedom through the flame And you can't resist the call You've seen the freedom through the flame And you want to taste it all You burn so bright into the night A dancer in the fire I wish I had your nerve right now But I'm still scared to walk the wire Yes, I'm still scared to walk the wire I'm still afraid to walk the wire The last time I saw you Was the spring of '75 And way back then I was afraid Of dancing in the fire And even now I can't reach out To join you on the wire --- Dancer in the Fire - Paul Brady