Hands That Held Me Back

Spare me a mouthful

I’m thirsty from walking alone

But I got an ear full

For being so far from my home

Mile after mile

I’m making it up as I go

But spare me your secrets

I know all I know

The hands that have held me back

The hands that have held me back

The hands that have held me back

Were al – always mine own

Carry me homeward

A funeral fit for a king

I’ve been defeated

This sparrow has broken a wing

Gold and silver glistening

Furthest I have ever been from anyone

Or anything

Spare me your secrets

I know all I know

I’ve lost all my feeling

All that feeling alone

You reach out and pull me back

With words that I know

The hands that have held me back

The hands that have held me back

The hands that have held me back

Were al – always mine own

You reach out and pull me back

With words that I know

The hands that have held me back

The hands that have held me back

The hands that have held me back

Were al – always mine own

Spare me a mouthful

I’m thirsty from walking alone