Allison Crowe - Both Hands lyrics

rate me

I am walking

out in the rain

and I am listening to the low moan

of the dial tone again

and I am getting

nowhere with you

and I can't let it go

and I can't get through

And the old woman

behind the pink curtains

and the closed door

on the first floor

she is listening to the air shaft

to see how long our swan song will last

And both hands

now use both hands

oh no, don't close your eyes

I am writing

graffiti all over your body

I am drawing the story of

how hard we tried

how hard we tried

And I am watching your chest

rise and fall

like the tides of my life

and the rest of it all

and your bones have been my bed-frame

and your flesh has been my pillow

and I've been waiting for sleep

to offer up the deep

with both hands

oh, with both hands

And in each other's shadow

we've grown less and less tall

and eventually our theories

didn't explain it all

and now I'm writing our history

up on the bedroom wall

and when we leave the landlord will come

and paint over it all

And I'm walking

out in the rain

and I am listening to the low moan

of the dial tone again

and I am getting

nowhere with you

and I can't let it go

and I can't get through

And both hands

yes use both hands

oh no don't close your eyes

I am writing

graffiti on your body

I am drawing the story of

how hard we tried

how hard we tried

how hard we tried