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Woman On The Wheel

from Hello Cruel World by Gretchen Peters

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Written By: Gretchen Peters

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There's a man out here puts his head in the mouth of a crocodile
Puts the whole thing in, takes it out and gives the crowd a great big smile
And they walk away with their illusions of safety safely intact
And they tell their little wide eyed kids it's only an act

There's a man out here throws knives at a target with a blindfold on
And the wheel spins round and the knives bear down ‘til they find their home
And I can feel the rush and the whoosh of every blade of steel
Cause I am the woman on the wheel

Sometimes I get lonely sometimes I get scared but most times bored
Sometimes I ask God please God just show me just what's behind that door
As if God was Monty Hall and this was Let's Make A Deal
And I am the woman on the wheel

Had a sweet little baby in Coeur D'Alene, he was an acrobat
Took me out on the wire, man I never knew love could feel like that
But in the end he was a man who couldn't keep his feet on the ground too long
In the end it's just another highwire act gone wrong

So it's on with the show and it's send in the clowns and the trapeze act
And it's more of the same and it's less of a game than a cold hard fact
And most times it's better not to ask myself how I feel
I'm just the woman on the wheel

I know what you're thinkin’ as the knives fly by and they find their mark
You're thinkin’ one false move and it's a real bad day at the amusement park
You wouldn't wanna be me but you need me just the same
To remind you what you stand to lose and what you stand to gain

They say I've got a death wish yeah but I don't think that's true
As far as I can see it's less about me and more about you
You see it ain't your fears so much as what your fears reveal
I'm just the woman on the wheel

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from Hello Cruel World, track released January 31, 2012
©2008 Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing & Gretchen Peters Music (ASCAP)

Gretchen Peters - Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals
Marco Giovino - Drums
Byron House - Bass
Doug Lancio- Electric Guitar
Barry Walsh- Piano, Background Vocals

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Gretchen Peters Nashville, Tennessee

For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists. A 2014 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Peters has accumulated accolades as both songwriter and artist. Her latest album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury (May 2020), is a loving tribute to another Hall of Fame songwriter. ... more

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