His Hands Lyrics - Janis Ian

His hands were made of lightning 

His fingers were the wind 

They reached into my heart 

And let me love again 

His touch was made for pleasure 

So good it seemed a sin 

Stroking my soul, keeping me whole 

Till I gave myself to him 

His hands, they never hit me sober 

His hands, they never marked my face 

I would rather be blind 

Than see him treat me that way 

I would rather be deaf 

Than hear that sound like a pistol cracking 

As the spirit breaks 

And loves comes tumbling down 

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He learned it from his father 

And from his father's wife 

He learned from the preacher 

Who told her they were married for life 

And if I'd had his children 

They might have learned from me 

I finally ran when I saw that his hands 

Would sign that legacy 

He said, "I've broken stallions 

I've broken mares too 

Given time, and the right frame of mind 

I swear, I'll break you" 

So, come on you pretty women 

Who think that you're too smart 

And learn from one who loved a damaged heart 

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There are some things you can gamble 

There are some things you can change 

But you can't change a man with the law in his hand 

It's like trying to drown the rain 

His hands, would never hit me sober 

His hands, would never mark my face 

They would rather be blind 

Then to treat me that way 

They would rather be deaf 

Than to hear that sound like a pistol cracking 

As the spirit breaks 

And love comes tumblin' down 

Tumblin' down, tumblin' down