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 high wire 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