Hand Me Downs - Indigo Girls

I’ve taken so many down

I’ve helped them all to dismount

I’ve followed so many down

I take their hand me downs

All with hope

All with hope

That emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

All with hope

All with hope

That emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

To us all

Everything that i believe

Crawls from underneath the streets

Everything i truly love

Comes from somewhere far above

Everything that i believe

Is wrong with you is wrong with me Everything i truly love

I love in you and i love in me So give me hope

Give me hope

That emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

To us all

You swear you can’t swim the river

(i've become the beggar now)

(you've become the saint somehow)

But i saw you running to jump in

(i've become the beggar now)

(you've become the saint somehow)

I swore i’d never be your sinner

(i've become the beggar now)

(you've become the saint somehow)

Til i held your sin

Hand me downs

Now you ask me why i’m here

The same as you

I’m scared — it’s fear

I’ve become the beggar now

And you’ve become the saint somehow

Twist the words and place the blame

And tell me now aren’t we the same

Tripping in our yellow feet

Checking underneath our sheets

For some hope

Give me hope

That emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

Give me hope

Give me hope

That emptiness brings fullness

And loss of love brings wholeness

To us all