hands i can hold

so keep the things we can't breathe without

and i'll seek a woman like you

and we'll reach for hands with which i can earn

and we will keep these

hands i can hold what i can hold

so she said to me

give me words that i can fold

and then i'll keep them in my pocket

above my shirt and above my heart and above my home

these hands i can hold i can hold

turmeric in teas and wisdom of our own

there is plastic in our seas

and there is plastic in our homes

in our homes

these hands i can hold i can hold

hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold what i can hold

and so we will share some tea on the porch

and then we'll spend time

in the sea in before and after dark

and all this stone and wood

all this stone and wood will stay here

stay clear

and you know that we'll get old

hands i can hold

i can hold

hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold

and i can't promise you much

but time by the sea

see i can't promise you things

but i can promise you these

hands i can hold i can hold

hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold

these hands i can hold

i can hold