Never Let Go

Lyrics for Never Let Go

(Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan) Well, ring the bell backwards and bury the axe Fall down on your knees in the dirt I'm tied to the mast between water and wind Believe me, you'll never get hurt Our ring's in the pawnshop, the rain's in the hole Down at the Five Points(1) I stand I'll lose everything But I won't let go of your hand Well, Peter denied and Judas betrayed I'll bail with the roll of the drum And the wind will tell the turn from the wheel And the watchman is making his rounds Well, you'll leave me hanging by the skin of my teeth I've only got one leg to stand You can send me to hell But I'll never let go of your hand Swing from a rope on a cross-legged dream(?) Signed with One Eyed Jack's blood From Temple to Union, to LA and Grand Walking back home in the mud(2) Now I must make my best of the only way home Molly deals only in stone I'm lost on the midway, I'm reckless in your eyes Just give me a couple more throws I'll dare you to dine with the cross-legged knight Dare me to jump and I will I'll fall from your grace But I'll never let go of your hand I'll never let go of your hand