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 



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 

Fell 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