Willi Carlisle - Life on the Fence lyrics

He's callin' me up
He's sure I might love him
I only answer when I'm drunk to the lees
We talk about Memphis, livin' so rough then
The strength in his voice makes
Me weak at the knees

Not sure what I saw 'fore
I looked in his eyes
We ain't star-crossed just 'cause
Stars might align
Ain't proper high lonesome
Well, it's almost too sad to be true

But what happened in Memphis
Made too much sense
There's a part of my life
She don't know exists
Why is livin' a lie more easy
Than life on the fence?
Why is livin' a lie more easy
Than life on the fence?

I ain't cryin' in public
'til it's perfectly lovely
I tried to fit in, I just can't in your town
I swear I ain't tryin' to become nobody
I tried to be hip, but it's tearin' me down

No tide without tempest, skip dinner
Skip breakfast
Drove halfway to Texas thinkin' on you
Hidebound and determined that I
Could unlearn this
She'd make me shiny and new

But what happened in Memphis
Made too much sense
There's a part of my life
She don't know exists
Why is livin' a lie more easy
Than life on the fence?
Why is livin' a lie more easy
Than life on the fence?

He's callin me up 'cause he's
Sure I might love him
Why's livin' the lie more easy
Than life on the fence?