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
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 messin' 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
It's okay, don't change (Josie rides closely to the line)
Go Josie go
It's okay, don't change (She's high and, she's tryin' to survive)
Go Josie go