Up Against The Wall Lyrics - Singles - Patti Rothberg

He's trying hard to keep control and lead the way 

He's finding all the perfect words to say to me 

I'm climbing stairs with only one thing on my mind 

To kick a habit of lost opportunity 

It's only natural to want what doesn't come 

I swiped away all of the pawns under my thumb 

But like the ending of a one act play 

The curtain closes and the actors run away 

And I'm up against the wall 

Wondering why I came at all 

Yes, I'm up against the wall 

Trying to disappear, oh 

I look around and watch the world as it goes by 

Wondering how small, how small am I 

He makes a gesture to distract me from a thought 

It goes against most everything that I've been taught 

It's when you wake up and you can't go back to sleep 

It's when you wonder 'bout the company you keep 

It's when you wake up in the middle of your life 

And you just can't cut it with the dull end of a knife 

And I'm up against the wall 

Wondering why I came at all 

Yes, I'm up against the wall 

Trying to disappear, oh 

You know, the way you're walkin' makes you seem larger than life 

You turn the key to door, you're turning me on 

My mind spins high above the world 

That's the way I feel 

It's only natural to want what doesn't come 

I swiped away all of the pawns under my thumb 

But like the ending of a one act play 

The curtain closes and the actors run away 

And I'm up against the wall 

Wondering why I came at all 

Yes, I'm up against the wall 

Trying to disappear, oh