[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands
The hand speaks
The hand of a government man
Well, I'm a tumbler
Born under punches
I'm so thin

[Chorus]
All I want is to breathe
Won't you breathe with me?
Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself

[Verse 2]
Don't you miss it? Don't you miss it?
Some 'a you people just about missed it
Last time to make plans, well, I'm a tumbler
I'm a government man

[Chorus]
Never seen anything like that before
Falling bodies tumble 'cross the floor
When you get to where you wanna be (Don't even mention it)
When you get to where you wanna be (Thank you, thank you)

[Verse 3]
Take a look at these hands, take a look at these hands!
The hand speaks, you don't have to mention it
No thanks, no thanks, I'm a government man

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (I'm not a drowning man)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (And I'm not a burning building)
And the heat goes on (I'm a tumbler)
And the heat goes on (Drowning cannot hurt a man)
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on (Fire cannot hurt a man)
And the heat goes on (Not the government man)
All I want is to breathe
Won't you breathe with me?
Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself (One step, one step)
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on
All I want is to breathe
Won't you breathe with me?
Find a little space so we move in-between (in-between you)
And keep one step ahead of yourself
All I want is to breathe
Won't you breathe with me?
Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself