When it comes down to the wire 
No one will help, every man for himself 
When it comes down t the wire 
You have to do what you can for yourself 
There's a contract out on me 
Now there's no safe place to be 
I'm on the run all day and night 
Laying low, staying out of sight 
I'm not sure if I can take it 
I don't know if I can make it 
All the money in the world 
Can't buy a true friend 
When it comes down, down to the wire 
When it comes down, down to the wire 
I'm so tired, but I don't dare go to sleep 
How did I get in so deep? 
I learned something that I'd rather not know 
Maybe I could make it down to mexico 
I know way more than I'd like to admit 
And they know I know, that's why the hit 
It's the not knowing when that I really dread 
They'll be after me until I'm dead 
When it comes down to the wire 
No one will help, every man for himself 
When it comes down t the wire 
You have to do what you can for yourself 
Can't go to work, I can't go home 
Gotta face it, I'm alone 
Hiding behind every bush and tree 
May be someone waiting for me 
It could be someone that I know 
Can't think of a worse way to go 
Could even be a good friend they hire 
When it comes down to the wire 
When it comes down, down to the wire 
When it comes down, down to the wire