Farther to Fall

Farther to Fall - Elizabeth Ward Land

Walking on the railroad rails

Leaning into one another

Balancing so we won't fail

Into timeless friends and lovers

We're still holding hands

Past the place I quit before

On this high trestle span

The distance down is what we must ignore

Balance is no harder after all

Out across this bridge so tall

Balance is no harder

It's just that you've got farther

Now you've just got farther to fall

Walking on the railroad rails

Out across this deep commitment

I can feel your finger nails

Hanging on to old resentment

And I miss that easy smile

Lately it's a tight-wire frown

But we've come so many miles

We can make it if we don't look down

Balance is no harder after all

Out across this bridge so tall

Balance is no harder

It's just that you've got farther

Now you've just got farther to fall

Farther to fall looking all the way down

Maybe you'll drown in it all

But you like to walk this rail for two

As long as words like wife aren't said

But something comes over you

When you see that span of life ahead

Now you make your choice

Will you turn around and walk away

The tremble in your voice

You turn to me smile and say

Hey balance is no harder after all

Walking on this bridge so tall

Balance is no harder

It's just that you've got farther

Now you've just got farther to fall

Balance is no harder

It's just that you've got farther

Now you've just got farther to fall