There came a time when life confound The very things that held my ground One black thursday A sweet sixteen amphetamine I used her until she used me Sweet liberties No holy roller, bad controller Could rescue a man from that dark water That engulfed me Fixed and caught up, blocked and locked up That's a prison no man breaks out of My back against the wall To the loving hand, to the loving hand Could you bring back some of my friends? To the loving hand, to the loving hand To you i make my amends There's no lover, there's no cover I got hit and there i shuddered My heart was very still Doc, i've been shot hold me down Get me out of this scenester town And you can have my crown Of a loving hand, to the loving hand Could you bring back some of my friends? To the loving hand, to the loving hand Could you bring back some of my friends? I headed west, such a mess A 26 ounce life better blessed I fell to my knees In that cold wind of the pacific rim All those bad things i sat in Until i gave my sin To the loving hand, to the loving To you i make my amends Loving hand, to the loving hand To you i make my amends My amends, my amends To the loving hand