By a Thread

(hmmm, mmmm) I held the lead,

thought I had it all figured

Every step ahead of you,

never looked back once

But the ground

shifted underneath me, and now I’m the one who’s falling

Funny how the tables turn when you stop paying attention

I held the lead,

and now I have you by a thread

Everything I thought I had is hanging by a thread

Used to run so far ahead,

now I’m chasing what I said

I held the lead,

and now I have you by a thread

Quiet now, the crowd stopped watching,

moved on to the next thing

I’m still here holding on to something that keeps slipping

Every promise was a rope,

and I’ve been climbing it too slowly

Now the thread’s the only thing that’s keeping us from falling

Maybe threads were always stronger than the leads we chase Maybe holding

on means more than staying in first place

(holding on,

holding on)

I held the lead,

and now I have you by a thread

Everything I thought I had is hanging by a thread

Used to run so far ahead,

now I’m chasing what I said

I held the lead,

and now I have you by a thread

(holding on by a thread) (by a thread...)