Patty Loveless

A Handful Of Dust

Patty Loveless


Break us  down by our elements
And you might  think He failed
We're not copper for one  penny or
Even  iron for one nail
And a dollar would be  plenty to buy twenty of us
Until true love  is added to these handfuls of dust

Handful of  dust, handful of dust
Sums up the richest and poorest  of us
True  love makes priceless the worthless 
Whenever it's added to a handful  of dust

However small though our  worth may be
When shared  between two hearts
Is even more than  it would ever be
Measured on  it's own, apart
And our half what it could be is now twice  what it was
When true love is added to  these handfuls of dust

Handful of dust,  handful of dust
Sums up the richest and poorest  of us
True love  makes priceless the worthless
Whenever it's  added to a handful of dust

Handful  of dust, handful of dust
Sums up the richest  and poorest of us
True love makes priceless  the worthless
Whenever it's added to a  handful of du