These Hands

These hands

Have held the steering wheel of every getaway car

Waved goodbye out the window to shadows in the dark

These hands

Have reached for a bottle just to fill the lonely

Felt a strangers touch even it was only

For one night

But they’ve been waking up empty for a long time

Cause oh they never known any better

Cause nothing ever felt like forever

They held tight to their freedom

Never needed nothing

Cause they never had nothing to lose

Until these hands held you

Now these hands

Are just white knuckle holding on scared to death

Hanging on to every word and every breath

Cause now they know

How it feels to feel the weight of your fragile heart

And never wanna ever let it break apart

No they never wanna ever let it break apart

Cause oh they never known any better

Cause nothing ever felt like forever

They held tight to their freedom

Never needed nothing

Cause they never had nothing to lose

Until these hands held you

I'm still a little bit reckless, a little bit rough

But you’re changing me with every single touch

These hands used to be clinched in a fist ready to fight

Now they’re folded in a prayer thanking God tonight

Cause oh they never known any better

Cause nothing ever felt like forever

They held tight to their freedom

Never needed nothing

Cause they never had nothing to lose

Until these hands held you