Hard Hand To Hold Lyrics - Where The Humans Eat - Willy Mason

Look him in the eyes, there's no need to be scared 

He's as powerless as you and me 

Though his face is well worn and his clothes a bit torn 

That don't mean that you shouldn't believe 

When he asks you your name says 

"Brother we're all here in the same game 

But you shrink back like he's a disease 

Yeah, you shake and you moan, you say 

Oh please take me home 

And the homeless all sing the reprise 

It's a hard hand to hold that is looking for control 

It is tempting to fight when you know that you're right 

It's hard to lie down when you don't trust the ground 

It's hard to hold on, it's hard to hold on 

Walking home again, there comes a battle with the wind 

As it teases your previsions against shame 

Like all that wax in your hair it becomes painfully clear 

That as long as it's a fight you'll never win 

And when you get to the door you're still so busy fighting wars 

That you can't look upon your lady as a friend 

You're trying so hard to be right, you miss the love in that first sight 

And your lover feels alone once again 

It's a hard hand to hold that is looking for control 

It is tempting to fight when you know that you're right 

It's hard to lie down when you don't trust the ground 

It's hard to hold on, it's hard to hold on 

Entering the liquor store you try your hardest to ignore 

That street sleeper on your left there all alone 

And the young man on your right with unchained souls and love of night 

You look so scared they laugh and wonder if you're stoned 

But somewhere deep inside they feel the pain they've learned to hide 

Because that same fear has brought much trouble on their homes 

And they know you won't feel safe until that cop car wins its race 

And another life is driven off its road 

It's a hard hand to hold that is looking for control 

It is tempting to fight when you know that you're right 

It's hard to lie down when you don't trust the ground 

It's hard to hold on, yeah it's hard to hold on 

It's a hard hand to hold that is looking for control 

It is tempting to fight when you know that you're right 

It's hard to lie down when you don't trust the ground 

It's hard to hold on, yeah it's hard to hold on