Up on the wire I like to climb and play with the sky The people far below The air is clear And I can perceive The whole world is smiling Life is sublime And when you dare to go up in the air And leave the earth far behind you As I step and leap into a space beyond Up high just for a moment Alive and so afraid but alive As I push against the sky When my heart has broken free Fear turns to joy When you can race the edge of the sky And life's intense and strong It's not so long before you run Beyond your horizons Up on the wire The line is thin and you must balance on against the sky So precisely But the sky seems to go on as far as you can see Up high just for a moment Alive and so afraid but alive And the wires disappear And you've finally broken free! Broken free! Broken free! Up high!