Alan Doyle - Hard Old Hands

TOUR DATES: https://alandoyle.ca/tour/ LISTEN: https://alandoyle.lnk.to/WelcomeHomeAlbum BUY: https://collingwoodmerchco.com/products/pre-order-alan-doyle-welcome-home-cd Filmed by Jeff Miller & Charlie Benoit Edited by Jeff Miller Live Audio Engineering by Lil Thomas Audio Mixed & Mastered by Cory Tetford Written & performed by Alan Doyle at The Sonic Temple in Halifax, Nova Scotia LYRICS: They can pick you up When you’re down and down and out They can lift a cup When the world needs drowning out Stubborn fingers, dogged thumbs Do whatever the day wants done They’re not beautiful But I’ve found them strong enough These hard old hands Can hold you And they can make the dance floor dance They give everything they got Won some fights, lost a lot But I’ll be damned We’ll keep doing the best we can Me and these hard old hands Yeah they’ve been broke They’ve been burned and they’ve been bruised But on they go Like they’ve got nothing left to lose I’ve watched them bleeding while they play And punching high above their weight They’re not pretty But they’re pretty good, I’d say These hard old hands Can hold you And they can make the dance floor dance They give everything they got Won some fights, lost a lot But I’ll be damned We’ll keep doing the best we can Me and these hard old hands I know These hands can get you further Than you ever thought you’d go I know These hard old hands can get you home They can lay your head On a pillow soft and lightly In your bed And strum a lullaby goodnight And then these hard old hands Can hold you And they can make the dance floor dance They give everything they got Won some fights, lost a lot But I’ll be damned We’ll keep doing the best we can Me and these hard old hands