standing on the corner
clutching my st. christopher
to keep from disappearing
but i'm practically invisible

and i close my eyes
i don't hear a sound
i don't speak a word
and i don't look down

cars and people pass me by
so many smiling faces
that hide away their desperate lives
we all take our chances
and take our places.

then i close my eyes
i don't hear a sound
i don't speak my mind
and i don't look down

and i realize
i'm still on the ground
and i'm still alive
but i don't look down

and the days go by
i don't make a sound
i sink into the silence
but i don't look down
i'm lost in time
hoping to be found
like some frightened child
i don't look down
and you're just like me
scared of what's coming around
i'm just like you
i just don't look down