Freedom and risk on the Wall of Death

No flashy video, it doesn't need one, and this is the original recording with his then-wife Linda. There's also a good performance on YouTube video by RT and Christine Collister.

You may know of Thompson the teenage prodigy, Thompson one of the very few truly great and inimitable guitarists, Thompson the powerfully original songwriter. Did you know he is also a true thinker about mortality? In this song he captures an essential, simple truth: life is a risk, we live with death, and the only true freedom is to be found, not on the other rides, but on the Wall of Death. I respectfully suggest you play this loud.

Let me ride on the Wall Of Death one more time
Let me ride on the Wall Of Death one more time
You can waste your time on the other rides
This is the nearest to being alive
Oh let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death

You can go with the crazy people in the Crooked House
You can fly away on the Rocket or spin in the Mouse
The Tunnel Of Love might amuse you
Noah's Ark might confuse you
But let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death

On the Wall Of Death all the world is far from me
On the Wall Of Death it's the nearest to being free

Well you're going nowhere when you ride on the carousel
And maybe you're strong but what's the good of ringing a bell
The switchback will make you crazy. Beware of the bearded lady
Oh let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death

Let me ride on the Wall Of Death one more time
Oh let me ride on the Wall Of Death one more time
You can waste your time on the other rides
This is the nearest to being alive
Oh let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death
Let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death
Oh let me take my chances on the Wall Of Death