[Verse 1: Donald Roeser]
On the outside
I'm in the high rise
Headin' for a meeting
Shining up my greeting
See me in a white suit
With a mirror tie

[Chorus: Donald Roeser]
And you (you-you-you)
Elevate me
You throw off the shame
And you
Dance on stilts with me

[Verse 2: Donald Roeser]
And on the inside
I'm on my knees
Crawling an aching mile, living on the Bowery
Too sick to stand, to try to understand

[Chorus: Donald Roeser]
But you (you-you-you)
Elevate me
You lift me high, just high enough to see
You (you-you-you)
Elevate me
You throw off the shame
And you dance on stilts with me
You throw off the shame
And you dance on stilts with me
[Verse 3: Donald Roeser]
And no one suspects a thing
They're all hiding just the same
They ache for an outbound train
And the wheels stopped turning in their brains

[Chorus: Donald Roeser]
And you (you-you-you)
Elevate me
You lift me high, just high enough to see
You (you-you-you)
Elevate me
You throw off the shame
And you dance on stilts with me
You throw off the shame
And you dance on stilts with me

[Outro: Donald Roeser]
(You...) elevate me
(You...) elevate me
(You...) elevate me
C'mon baby, dance on stilts, dance on stilts with me
(You...) elevate me
(You...) elevate me