With My Own Two Hands - Ben Harper

I could roll the dice And give you ten good reasons I could break the ice And pick up the broken pieces I could wave hello, I could raise a glass, I could blow a kiss, I could kick your ass We could take it all apart or hold it all together With these two hands I can tear down walls I can build a bridge, I can break my fall With these two hands I can pray or fight I can hold the torch, I can shine a light With these two hands I could strike a match that sets the world on fire Hold a grain of sand till it turns into a diamond I could plant the seed, I could flip that switch, Make the sign of peace, I could make a fist Oh, we could make this hurt or we could make it better With these two hands I can tear down walls, I can build a bridge, I can break my fall With these two hands I can pray or fight I can hold the torch, I can shine a light With these two hands Wipe the teardrops from your eyes Reach up until we touch the sky Free to dream and make it true No, there ain't nothing we can't do Oh, there ain't nothing we can't do With these two hands I can tear down walls I can build a bridge, I can break my fall With these two hands I can pray or fight I can hold the torch, I can shine a light With these two hands Wipe the teardrops from your eyes Reach up until we touch the sky Free to dream and make it true No, there ain't nothing we can't do Oh, there ain't nothing we can't do.

Last night I had a desperate dream, I was standing in the winter rain Footsteps close behind me, somebody called out my name, ohhh No magic mirrors can erase, these lines of living on my face Lessons learned and last, ohhh, ohhh Take this life - into my own hands, make this world - into my own land Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - into my own hands Take this life - into my own hands, I'll take my stand I was walking in the summer sun, thinking that my life had just begun How wrong could I be, ohhh, ohhh Take this life - into my own hands, make this world - into my own land Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - in my own hands Take this life - into my own hands, take this world - I'll take my stand Take this life - into my own hands, take this world - I'll take my stand (Solo) Take this life - into my own hands, make this world - into my own land Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - in my own hands Take this life - into my own hands, take this world - into my own hands Take this life - I'll take my stand, take this world - into my own hands Into my own hands, into my own land, I'll take my stand, into my own hands

With my own eyes With my own heart With my own eyes With my own eyes I saw a light Shining so bright With my own heart I had a feeling That made me cry With my own ears I heard a message And it was true I tell it to you 'Cause it was all All about you With my own eyes With my own eyes I saw a light Shining so bright With my own heart I had a feeling That made me cry With my own ears I heard a message And it was true I tell it to you 'Cause it was all All about you With my own eyes With my own eyes

What I've got I don't want All it does is hover and taunt Reminding me what I used to be What I may never be again Turns out what I'm good at doin Is making something out of the ruin Borrow this wasted space that could never be replaced Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal. If my wheels were square, but the earth was jagged I rode along, it'd be no less ragged And seems to be the day I'm usually this way Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal. I wish every harder day only took an hour And I'm not just like the people I resent I wish someday I could truly be a power Say exactly what it is I meant All I have that's in abundance Is my perpetual redundance It's hard for me to say, I face it everyday Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal.

Won me in a poker game Lost me in a bet Then you got the nerve To turn around and get upset Movin' on Movin' on You practice law without a license Psychology too But your PHD is in giving me the blues Movin' on Movin' on Go to third world countries Kicking three-legged dogs And by three PM You're living high on the hog Held out for so long Movin' on You may have learned to hustle But you never learned to dance When you fight the law You don't get a second chance I may be right I may be wrong Movin' on You get away with murder You got a way with words Speaking in a language That nobody's ever heard Just singin' that same old song Movin' on Ten reasons to stay here Eleven to leave Not waiting around For you to give me a reprieve No more stringing this along Movin' on