We let it all slip away
In the end, what you don't surrender
Well, the world just strips away
Ain't no kindness in the face of strangers
Ain't gonna find no miracles here
Well, you can wait on your blessings, but darlin'
I got a deal for you right here
I ain't lookin' for prayers or pity
I ain't comin' round searchin' for a crutch
I just want someone to talk to
And a little of that human touch
Ain't no mercy on the streets of this town
Ain't no bread from heavenly skies
Ain't nobody drawin' wine from this blood
It's just you and me tonight
Tell me, in a world without pity
Do you think what I'm asking for's too much?
I just want something to hold on to
And a little of that human touch
Just a little of that human touch
That feeling of safety you prize
Well, it comes with a hard hard price
You can't shut off the risk and the pain
Without losin' the love that remains
Cause we're all riders on this train
So you've been broken and you've been hurt
Show me somebody who ain't
Yeah, I know I ain't nobody's bargain
But hell, a little touch-up and a little paint
You might need somethin' to hold on to
All the answers don't amount to much
Somebody you can just talk to
And a little of that human touch
Tell me, in a world without pity
Do you think what I'm asking for's too much?
I just want to feel you in my arms
And share a little of that human touch
Feel a little of that human touch
Give a little of that human touch
Kathleen Margaret Edwards (born July 11, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates". Her next two albums – Back to Me and Asking for Flowers – both made the Billboard 200 list and reached the top 10 of Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. In 2012, Edwards' fourth studio album, Voyageur, became Edwards' first album to crack the top 100 and top 40 in the U.S., peaking at #39 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #2 in Canada. In 2012, Edwards' song "A Soft Place To Land" won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, an annual competition that honours the best song written and released by 'emerging' songwriters over the past year, as voted by the public. Her musical sound has been compared to Suzanne Vega meets Neil Young.
She's being the Boss....
Bruce is one of the best poets of our generation. I think it will be decades or centuries before he is relly recognized for his brilliance.
I'm far enough away from Bruce that I'm not offended by the cover and close enough that the lyrics and structure go straight to my soul and I instantly rate them at 8 and listen on repeat a few times. It's a cheat to my heart.