Tiger In A Spotlight Lyrics - Works, Vol. 2 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

(Emerson, Lake, Palmer, Sinfield) 

Bass - playing in my face - grabbin' the elastic 

Drums - listen here she comes - hammerin' the plastic 

Keys - I play 'em all with ease - Freeze! Your shakin' at the knees 

You're doin' somethin' drastic - chasin' the fantastic... 

To dine with tigers in the sky 

But did you ever stop to wonder why? 

Man - living in a can - skippin' with a suit-case 

Frail - living in a gale - slipping on a blue face 

Claws - are scratching at the doors - Pause: If you don't lose your oars 

You're trippin' on a shoe lace - racin' to each new place... 

To screw your shadow in the sky 

But did you ever stop to wonder why? 

Sun - help me when I run - bleedin' from the moonlight 

Nurse - help me with a verse - I need to sing the tune right 

Days - I wasted in the maze - Raise your eyes above the ways 

To keep a silver spoon bright - fly up to balloon height... 

To ride the spotlight in the sky 

But did you ever stop to wonder why?