Lyrics
[steel-string acoustic guitar enters] Fall asleep Start truckin' on a bad route Start hearin' all the same sounds Start dealin' with a dead crowd I wake up Start scannin' for a way out Start hearin' what my thoughts shout Start swearin' that I know how To switch my hand No one ever thought to teach me (Switch my hand) Switch my hand Maybe they just couldn't reach me (Switch my hand) Switch my hand Feel the ground open beneath me Switch my hand Man, It's no good So I Switch my hand Well I'd die to get one over Just once, Switch my hand (Switch my hand) But I feel you over my shoulder Switch my hand (Switch my hand) And now, I know it's all over Switch my hand Oohhh darlin, you just couldn't let me [Guitar: alternating thumb-bass notes and treble string brushes] There are those who intend for you Start swingin' when it ain't safe Start singin' at high stakes Start pullin out that duct tape [audible fret noise and string squeaks] And you know You're somebody for a lil' while You're weren't really feeling like an exile Until you watch em switch sides And I try to switch my hand Put me on an island Switch my hand Tell me that I'll thrive there Switch my hand Tell them I chose to go there Switch my hand Man it's no good Switch my hand They're not gonna find me Switch my hand Cuz I'm not really hiding Switch my hand But I dont know... maybe it's all in my head [slow strumming with finger slides] Oohhh darlin Switch my hand you just had to make me ohhh Honey, Switch my hand