Here I sit all by myself   I put all my books back on the shelf   I got no thoughts to trouble my mind   Balancing on the edge of time.   Then suddenly the light shines through   And I know just what to do   I sing la la la, I sing la la la.      Walking through the palm of my hand   It could be a woman — could be a man   I'm not afraid of what I'll find   Balancing on the edge of time.   Then suddenly night turns to day   I see my high life in a different way   And I sing la la la, yeah, I sing la la la.      I curse the days I spent in vain   With nothing to lose and nothing to gain.   I'll make a promise now of a different kind   Balancing on the edge of time.   Then suddenly new thoughts appear   And I can realize some of my fears   And I sing la la la, oh I sing la la la,      La la la la la la la ...