I Held Her In My Arms Lyrics - The Blind Leading The Naked - Violent Femmes

I'm gnawing on the knowledge 

That I have been burnt 

And I'm learning things that I 

Should've already learnt 

Everyone I ever knew 

Was so kind and coy 

I was with a girl 

But it felt like I was with a boy 

I can't even remember 

If we were lovers 

Or if I just wanted to 

But I held her in my arms 

I held her in my arms 

I held her in my arms 

But it wasn't you 

I will not kill 

The one thing that I love 

In this world of wreckage 

I look above 

Help me Lord 

Help me understand 

What it means to be a boy 

What it means to be a man