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Holding Out My Hand

from The Alphabet by Eric Blowtorch and the Welders

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lyrics

Brother, get away from that bridge!
I know life ain’t easy
You think you want to sleep with the fish
but you’re wrong really really

What’s happening, my brother?
What you doing down here?
You had another fight with your lover?
Let it out, shed a tear, hit me here

I’m holding out my hand
Do the good thing and grab it
Holding out my hand
You can take or slap it

I’ve been to this bridge myself,
stared down at the ice below,
afraid to bother anybody for help
This ain’t where you wanna go

Enlighten me, my brother
What you doing down here?
There’s only one you, no other
Let it out, shed a tear, hit me here

I’m holding out my hand
Do the good thing and grab it
Holding out my hand
You can take or slap it

Is this how your folks raised you?
Is this what they put you here for?
Heartbreak come and tased you
but good times are waiting in store

Life can be scary as hell
but down there is no place to stay
Maybe you’ve got stories you’re afraid to tell
Tell me anyway, I might have to tell you some day

I’m holding out my hand
Do the good thing and grab it
Holding out my hand
You can take or slap it

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from The Alphabet, released December 1, 2009

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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