Lyrics

Handful of Dimes



Tears, they?ve all been done before.

They?ve all been done before you dear

I see no improvement here.

They?re coming from your eyes the same

They travel down your cheek and stain

A tattoo on your heart

That spells out all my names

They start to sound the same

They all describe my face



So here?s a handful of dimes

To occupy your time

Don?t want to be underneath it

You?ve got your hand in the tide

To find some kind of pride

To carry you out of reach



I?ve bought it now for years

And happily at that

But now I?ve got no money left

In fact, I?ve gone in debt

In fact, I?ve gone insane from it

The facts are plain as Paul is dead

If you think you might be right

You might as well be right

You think you might be right?

You might as well be right.



So here?s a handful of dimes

To pass away the time

Spend them or don?t, it?s your mess

You?ve got your hand full of rice

To throw back at me, I?d rather be starved than speechless

And it?s a lonely fight, but worth it all the while

I don?t want to be underneath this

So here?s a handful of my soul to buy what?s mine

I?m sorry you had to ask for it

I was saving it

Are you saving yours?