▁Rel ated ▁▁ ▁V ul ner ability ▁Theory ▁ ▁Fem in ism ▁and ▁Leg al ▁Theory ▁Project ▁Mar tha ▁Albert son ▁Fin eman ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁V ul ner ability ▁and ▁the ▁Human ▁Cond ition ▁In iti ative ▁- ▁Em ory ▁University ▁ ▁Em ory ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁ ▁Em ory ▁University ▁Lan ey ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁ ▁V HC ▁Vis iting ▁Sch olar ▁Inter views ▁ ▁Category : Em ory ▁University <0x0A> </s> ▁" W alk ing ▁On ▁a ▁Th in ▁Line " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁performed ▁by ▁H ue y ▁Lewis ▁and ▁the ▁News , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁single ▁from ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁album , ▁Sports . ▁ ▁History ▁Consider ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁more ▁" ser ious " ▁songs , ▁" W alk ing ▁on ▁a ▁Th in ▁Line " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Andre ▁P ess is ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Well s ▁( of ▁Clo ver , ▁then ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁Vol ts ). ▁The ▁Sac r amento ▁Be e ▁thought ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁about ▁a ▁veter an ' s ▁post - war ▁stress . ▁However , ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁really ▁about ▁the ▁thoughts ▁of ▁serving ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁soldiers ▁and ▁veter ans ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁live ▁performances , ▁Lewis ▁would ▁often ▁dedic ate ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁cas ual ties ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁veter ans .