Hand over fist  Paper around the stone  Scissors cut the paper  Cut the paper to the bone  Hand over fist  Paper around the stone  Scissors cut the paper  And the rock must stand alone    I could disappear into the crowd  But not if I keep my head in the clouds  I could walk away so proud  It's easy enough if you don't laugh too loud    I thought I was okay alone  Wait for the postman and the telephone  Lost in a world of my own  I thought I could run alone  Thought I could run through the night alone    Hand over hand  Doesn't seem so much  Hand over hand  Is the strength of the common touch    You talk as we walk along  You never imagined I could be so wrong  Humming your favorite song  You know I've hated that song for so long    How can we ever agree?  Like the rest of the world  We grow farther apart  I swear you don't listen to me  Holding my hand to my heart  Holding my fist to my racing heart    Take a walk outside myself  In some exotic land  Greet a passing stranger  Feel the strength in his hand  Feel the world expand    I feel my spirit resist  But I open up my fist  Lay hand over hand over  Hand over fist