Handrail

Baby brother grows into a child

A desperate mother forgotten how to smile

All in the name of a dollar

Separated by the collar starched and bright

Holdin on to reasons unknown

Holdin on toe feelings unknown why

The scenic route ain't worth the drive

Am I believing the palm she is reading

Tiny grains of sand on a beach of time

Holdin on the handrail for security

It never helped you it only lead you down

Through passages of self worth, doubt and disbelief

Afraid you might fail holdin the handrail down

I can go on all day long about nothing much

That's relevant of substance nor degree

But baby brother's getting older

He's gonna need an explanation

Sharpen the tools that have been given to me (x3)

Are you working your way through your idiocy

Reaching for jewels that are way out of reach

Is that what you are feelin, same as me

Let go of your defenses it's love your neglecting

Too shallow yet still deep too far away to see

I've been holdin on, holdin on the hard way

And there's a smart way to release

Holdin the handrail

Never in too deep

Holdin the handrail

For god's sake can't you see

Holdin the handrail

Let it go

Cos you ain't free