So keep the things we can't breathe without, & I'll seek a woman like you
& We'll reach for hands with which I can learn, & we will keep these
Hands I can hold I can hold

So she said to me, give me words that I can fold
& I'll keep them in my pocket above my shirt
& above my heart & above my home
These hands I can hold I can hold
Turmeric in teas & wisdom of our own
There is plastic in our seas
& there is plastic in our homes, in our homes
These hands I can hold I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold

So we will share some tea on the porch, & spend time
In the sea before & after dark
All this stone & wood, all this stone & wood will stay here
All this stone & wood, all this stone & wood will stay clear
& we'll get old
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold

And I can't promise you much, but time by the sea
See I can't promise you things, but I can promise you these
Hands I can hold I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold
Hands I can hold, I can hold