Red Hands and White Knuckles

She could be found out dancin'

At Ludlow St. and Stanton

Oh you should've seen her

Shake it up like Orangina

And even though she's a liar

We got on like a house on fire

Even though she's my friend

We never knew when to say when

Every little move she made

Was a ticker-tape parade

And everything she'd say

Was a national holiday

And even though she's a liar

No one ever got me higher

And even though she's my friend

We never knew when to say when

With red hands and white knuckles

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on

With red hands and white knuckles

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on

She was at Tompkins Square

Staring at the grass

Trying to make her eyes turn green

But it never last

And even though she's a liar

No one ever got me higher

'Cause we never knew when to say when

Even though she was my friend

With red hands and white knuckles

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on

With red hands and white knuckles

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on

Over on 5th and C

She got her beers for free

And every time I came in there

She always laughed at me

She said, "Who's this child in here?"

You look like you teach math

Your appled eyes betray

You've never known loneliness

With red hands and white knuckles

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on

With red hands and white knuckles

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on

I tried to hold on, I tried to hold on