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 rains in the hull Down at the five point tyre stand I'll lose everything But I won't let go of your hand Well Peter denied and Judas betrayed I'll bear 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 the rope on cross-legged tree Signed with one-eyed Jack's blood From Temple and Union To LA and Grand Walking back home in the mud 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 eye Just give me a couple more throws I'll dare you to dine with a cross-legged knife 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