Lyrics to Lines On Palms

sometimes i know i become

all that’s weak in a man

and weak in a boy



but i keep trying and i won't quit

that must be worth something more

than a strong man who believes

that there’s nothing left to try for



and i can be cold, i know, i know

but a woman is a warm breath

on the back of your neck

and a warm belly pressed against yours



oh, we need to feel

the sum of all our parts

are more than what’s laid out

in lines upon our palms

although our hands aren’t tied

we move as though they are



until we’re bound by branching out



and there’s one house in every town

that everyone fears and everyone steers clear

well i don’t wanna live like that

i wanna live somehwhere more like you



by the sea

where the cliffs keep sentry

watching over me



and it can get rough out there, i know

but a woman is a sail that remains unfurled

so stay ahead of the wind man,

or you won’t catch her



oh, we need to feel

the sum of all our parts

are more than what’s laid out

in lines upon our palms

although our hands aren’t tied

we move as though they are

until we’re bound by branching out



and sometimes i know where i am

and what i’m doing and what things might become

but that always seems such a fleeting state

for the remainder of the time i feel that i

am a babe in the woods howling for deliverance



and i can be cold, i know, i know

but a woman is a warm breath

on the back of your neck

and a warm belly pressed against yours