The Fringes - Presto Ballet

Why wish upon a star my friend

Keep a Merlin in your hand

See the leering vagrants

Dirty hands, dirty face and they rant

Living on the wind-down

Sure, through it all you’ll prevail

Consistently staying at zero

Square one, the first mile, stand still

Live on the fringes, peel back a smile

Second chances for no one, desire’s a deadly pill

Kiss the sky while you figure you’re wading up to your knees

Pouring swill in a dixie cup, maybe you’ll die in your sleep

Live on the fringes, peel back a smile

Second chances for no one, desire’s a deadly pill

Walk away, you know you won’t get what you want

Don’t even waste your time

So I leave you with this now

Life has no place for heroes

In the trench of the seemingly

Unfortunate few, the doomed souls

Live on the fringes, peel back a smile

Second chances for no one, desire’s a deadly pill

Walk away, you know you won’t get what you want

Don’t even waste your time