Josie took a cab out of town
And then she turned it around
She said "they´ll never let me leave this place"
She gave the cabbie her money
And said "don´t look down"

He didn´t have a clue what she was talkin´ about

All the locals know her as Jo
She drinks Manhattans and wears gentlemen´s clothes
She likes to get high when she´s low
And break the hearts of boys for the fun of it all

Josie rides closely to the line
She´s high and, she´s tryin´ to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line
Go Josie go, go Josie go

Johnnie cut a deal for an album, that he never put out
He´s got a place and a bed, for when he´s coming down

Josie sees something, that he don´t see in himself
And now she looks the other way, when he´s fucking around

All the locals say they don´t know
Why she lives so fast, and she moves so slow

Josie rides closely to the line
She´s high and, she´s tryin´ to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line
Go Josie go

It´s okay, don´t change
Just throw it all away
It´s okay, don´t change
Just throw it all away

Go Josie go, go Josie go
Just throw it all away
It´s okay, don´t change
Go Josie go

All the locals know her as Jo
She drinks Manhattans and wears gentlemen´s clothes
She likes to get high when she´s low
And break the hearts of boys for the fun of it all

Josie rides closely to the line
She´s high and, she´s tryin´ to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line
Go Josie go

Josie rides closely to the line
She´s high and, she´s tryin´ to survive
Go Josie go