Lyrics By Linda Conti
Music Written and Produced By Thomas Appell
Vocals Sung By Taye Cox

 

Josie sings herself to sleep
To mute the shouts rising through the vent
Sometimes she lets her voice soar high
With a song that’s heaven sent
It’s not so bad she says half a love
Is better than none
I’ll find myself a love that’s whole before
Before my time is done

I’m standing on the edge of my life she says
Balanced on the blade of a thin knife yeah
I’m standing on the edge of my life
Oh I pray I don’t fall

Josie takes her place in class
Just like a queen with her doting court
Always knows the answers to
Questions of the factual sort
She keeps the truth hid behind a smile
And an angel face
Never can seem to decide if she’s in first
Or last place

I’m standing on the edge of my life she says
Balanced on the blade of a thin knife yeah
I’m standing on the edge of my life
Oh I pray I don’t fall

 

Josie always runs right home
To hide the empties in the trash
Her mom greets her with a wave
Then curls up inside her glass
Josie in the bathroom spews her heartache
Into the bowl
She wipes her lips and dries her eyes
And pretends she has control

I’m standing on the edge of my life she says
Balanced on the blade of a thin knife yeah
I’m standing on the edge of my life
Oh I pray I don’t

Fall into the rabbit hole
Where the sky rains diamonds
Hot winds blow cold
Where you sip your tea with some
Well dressed freaks
And then one of them sneaks your dreams away

Standing on the edge of my life
Oh I pray I don’t fall

Josie sings downtown tonight
In a bar where drinks are flowin’ free
Keeps her mind on her next note
And the woman she wants to be
She might toss the dice and lose everything
That she has gained
But she can say the richest gifts are
The ones she bought with pain

I’m standing on the edge of my life she says
Balanced on the blade of a thin knife yeah
I’m standing on the edge of my life
Oh I pray I don’t fall