Hand Over Fist

Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson



Hand over fist

Paper around the stone

Scissors cut the paper

Cut the paper to the bone

Hand over fist

Paper around the stone

Scissors cut the paper

And the rock must stand alone



I could disappear into the crowd

But not if i keep my head in the clouds

I could walk away so proud

It's easy enough if you don't laugh too loud



I thought i was okay alone

Wait for the postman and the telephone

Lost in a world of my own

I thought i could run alone

Thought i could run through the night alone



Hand over hand

Doesn't seem so much

Hand over hand

Is the strength of the common touch



You talk as we walk along

You never imagined i could be so wrong

Humming your favorite song

You know i've hated that song for so long



How can we ever agree?

Like the rest of the world

We grow farther apart

I swear you don't listen to me

Holding my hand to my heart

Holding my fist to my racing heart



Take a walk outside myself

In some exotic land

Greet a passing stranger

Feel the strength in his hand

Feel the world expand



I feel my spirit resist

But i open up my fist

Lay hand over hand over

Hand over fist


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