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 your 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
hey, i have a version of this with no drums and stuff, i don't know where i got it and i don't know if it's just because i heard that one first (hate when that happens) but i think it's much better.. this is still great though.. what would i know...ha ha ha ha
@TheDiceMan6 , did you find th EP version friend??? i recently found a cd thats bout 3-4 years old with a great version on it. sorry, got sidetracked. is the better version still available???
@divman69 I honestly don't know where i got my version from. . i think it was from a friend a few years ago. . i don't know if it's still available. . . sorry. .
Still here in 2024. Thank you for this song you wrote
All you can say is... Genius...
It's been more than 6 years and this song holds true for me. Thanks for writing these songs man, especially this one
Great song. Unbelievably underrated talent.
Artysta gra od wielu lat, ja kupiłem jego płytę dosyć przypadkowo. Dla mnie jest wielki!
I agree, great song for any mood, good sing-along song, great artist
It's such a good song. Kinda heart warming listening to songs that resonate so well
Great song, great video. love the puppet!
Havnt listened to this album in such a long time , I’m going dig out the vinyl and have a spin
The EP version.. is that where i heard it.. cheers for that... i owe you one...
sweet. he was ace at glasto that year. been lookin for this vid for ages, cheers
Willy is just so good.
Great songwriter, he seems like a humble decent guy too
Got this on the album, much better live.
Very nice willy! Better get to the UK soon or me going medieval :D
He sounds like a mix between Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan
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 your 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
Limewire... wow, that was a long time ago!
💜
hey, i have a version of this with no drums and stuff, i don't know where i got it and i don't know if it's just because i heard that one first (hate when that happens) but i think it's much better.. this is still great though.. what would i know...ha ha ha ha
i love willy
T'AMO..
yeah this is it
@TheDiceMan6 ,
did you find th EP version friend???
i recently found a cd thats bout 3-4 years old with a great version on it.
sorry, got sidetracked.
is the better version still available???
Only 20,000 hits... that's a crime
glastonbury what a place!!!!
@TheDiceMan6 i had the same version, i think i got it off limewire years ago or something... it was amazing
@divman69
I honestly don't know where i got my version from. . i think it was from a friend a few years ago. . i don't know if it's still available. . . sorry. .
far too good Willy. See you at Greenman fella
Why are you so disgustingly perfect.
Brilliant song, although I think the version without the drums is better (only by0.0001% though!!) A song for any mood. Awesome.
I do belive is willy, considering that his other videos are him singing infront of a webcam. If not its a dam good fake.