[Verse 1]

All the stories have been told

Of kings and days of old

But there's no England now (There's no England now)

All the wars that were won or lost

Somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore

All the lies we were told (All the lies we were told)

All the lives of the people running round

Their castles have burned

Our eyes see change

But inside, we're the same as we ever were

[Chorus]

Living on a thin line

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Livin' on a thin line (Livin' on a thin line)

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Livin' on a thin line (Livin' on a thin line)

Livin' this way, each day is a dream

What am I, what are we, supposed to do?

Livin' on a thin line (Livin' on a thin line)

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

[Verse 2]

Now another century nearly gone (Gone, gone)

What are we gonna leave for the young?

What we couldn't do, or what we wouldn't do

It's a crime, but does it matter?

Does it matter much, does it matter much to you?

Does it ever really matter?

Yes, it really, really matters!

[Chorus]

Livin' on a thin line (Livin' on a thin line)

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Livin' on a thin line (Livin' on a thin line)

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

[Bridge]

Then another leader says

"Break their hearts and break some heads"

Is there nothin' we can say or do?

Blame the future on the past

Always lost in bloody guts

And when they're gone, it's me and you

[Chorus]

Living on a thin line

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Livin' on a thin line (Livin' on a thin line)

Ooh, tell me now, what are we supposed to do?

Livin' on a thin line (Ooh)

[Instrumental Outro]