The Hand of Kindness - Richard Thompson

Well I wove the rope and I picked the spot

Well I struck out my neck and I tightened the knot

O stranger, stranger, I’m near out of time

You stretch out your hand, I stretched out mine

O maybe just the hand of kindness

Maybe just the hand of kindness

Maybe just a hand, stranger will you reach me in time

In time

Well I scuppered the ship and I bent the rail

Well, I cut the brakes and I ripped the sail

And they called me a Jonah, it’s a sin I survived

Well, you stretched out your hand, I stretched out mine

Maybe just the handof kindness

Well, maybe just the hand of kindness

O maybe just a hand, stranger will you reach me in time

In time

O shoot that old horse and break in the new

O the hung are many and the living are few

I see your intention, here’s my neck on the line

You stretch out your hand I stretched out mine

Well, maybe just the hand of kindness

O maybe just the hand of kindness

Well, maybe just a hand, stranger will you reach me in time

In time

O maybe just the hand of kindness

Well, maybe just the hand of kindness

Well, maybe just a hand, stranger will you reach me in time

In time