Walking On Thin Ice

Lyrics

Walking on thin ice

I'm paying the price

Of throwing the dice in the air

Why must we learn it the hard way

And play the game of life with your heart

I gave you my knife

You gave me my life

Like a gush of wind in my hair

Why do we forget what's been said

And play the game of life with our hearts

I may cry some day

But tears will dry whichever way

And when our hearts returns to ashes

It will be just a story

It will be just a story

I knew a girl who tried to walk across the lake

'Course it was winter and all of this was ice

A terrible thing to do

They say the lake is as big as the ocean

I wonder if she knew


Credits

• Written by: Yoko Ono
• Produced by: Allen Toussaint
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve: keyboards

Bruce Thomas: bass

Pete Thomas: drums

The TKO Horns:

Jim Paterson: trombone

Jeff Blythe: saxophone

Paul Speare: saxophone

Dave Plews: trumpet

Discography

Albums:

• Punch The Clock (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• Out Of Our Idiot, 1987

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• Every Man Has A Woman, 1984

Covers

Recorded by:

• Yoko Ono, 1981

Performed by:

• none

Bootlegs

• This section is incomplete.