I've seen so many things that made me wonder
But sometimes it's hard to tell
I said
"Take your time"
But no one was listening
I walk a thin line

They told me that I never would recover
Still some say they knew me well
I said
"Stay by my side"
But no one said nothin'
I walk a thin line

And I said
"Please take your time"
But no one said nothin'
I walk a thin line

I said
"Fate takes time"
But no one was listening
I walk a thin line

Demo version appears on the Tusk Reissue (2004)

WEBMISTRESS speculates:

I think this song, like That's All for Everyone, expresses Lindsey's frustrations with FM. He wanted to try a lot of new things with Tusk, and they let him do so, but probably not to the extent that he wanted, and he probably took a lot of flack for it as well. He keeps pleading that they just need a little patience and everything will work out - but "no one was listening." He is being pushed to the brink - he has to "walk a thin line" to keep it all together. And this is the beginning of the end for Lindsey in FM - it's all about those famed "creative differences" that always seem to break up even the best of bands. Editorial note: this song's hook (I think that's the musical term) is so catchy I'll start humming it out of nowhere. "I walk a thin...line!" Not to mention that now I can't hear that phrase without this song popping into my head.