I don't know what I was thinking Reaching out beyond my grasp
Lifting up these wings to try to take to the sky As if I wasn't tied to this fifty-ton past
Don't know what I thought would happen I don't know who I thought I was
I get going when I see so much open space in front of me But I don't get too far because
The tether pulls me back The tether pulls me back The tether pulls me back The tether always pulls me back I thought I should let you know that You'll be seeing me around
Trying to let go of anything I might be dragging with me As I make my way back down
And for a little while I had a little leeway I took my time like taking a drug
Running wild pretending I didn't know that I was always heading For the moment when I'd feel the tug
The tether pulling me back The tether pulling me back The tether pulls me back The tether always pulls me back I can feel it now I can feel it even now I can feel it now I can feel it even now
