The Great Valerio Lyrics

High up above the crowd
The great Valerio is walking
The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud
And time stands still while he is walking

His eye is steady on the target
His foot is sure upon the rope
Alone and peaceful as a mountain
And certain as the mountain slope

We falter at the sight
We stumble in the mire
Fools who think they see the light
Prepare to balance on the wire

But we learn to watch together
And feed on what we see above
'Till our hearts turn like the seasons
And we are acrobats of love

How we wonder, how we wonder
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio

Come all you upstart jugglers
Are you really ready yet?
Who will help the tightrope walker
When he tumbles to the net

So come with me to see Valerio
As he dances through the air
I'm your friend until you use me
And then be sure I won't be there

How we wonder, how we wonder
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio

Richard Thompson - Watching The Dark: The History of Richard Thompson

May 1993

1. A Man In Need
2. Crash The Party
3. Bird In God's Garden / Lost And Found
4. Now Be Thankful
5. A Sailor's Life
6. Genesis Hall
7. The Knife-Edge
8. Walking On A Wire
9. Small Town Romance
10. Shepherd's March / Maggie Cameron
11. Wall Of Death
12. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
13. Back Street Slide
14. Strange Affair
15. Borrowed Time
16. From Galway To Graceland
17. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
18. Poor Wee Jockey Clarke
19. Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair
20. Dimming Of The Day
21. Old Man Inside A Young Man
22. Never Again
23. Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
24. A Heart Needs A Home
25. Beat The Retreat
26. Al Bowlly's In Heaven
27. Walking Through A Wasted Land
28. When The Spell Is Broken
29. Little Blue Number
30. I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
31. Withered And Died
32. Nobody's Wedding
33. The Poor Ditching Boy
34. The Great Valerio
35. Twisted
36. Calvary Cross
37. Jennie
38. Shoot Out The Lights