Handle of Hope

I have to hide from the landlord, my bills are overdue And the girl in the seven-eleven, she won't accept my IOU But still, it doesn't matter If you're down on your luck this way If there's someone to hold on to And maybe brighten up your day Oh yeah- We need a handle of hope to hold on to A handle of hope when we're out on the tightrope Handle of hope, to hold on to Handle of hope, yeah- My friends think they'll drop the big one We can kiss each other goodbye I'd like to think there's still a chance If we all chip in and try My girl is a born believer, and she puts her faith in me And she says This old world is a real good place huh? As long as you are here with me Oh yeah- We need a handle of hope to hold on to A handle of hope when we're out on the tightrope Handle of hope, to hold on to Handle of hope, yeah- Oh no, still it doesn't matter If you're down on your luck this way If there's someone to hold on to And maybe brighten up your day Oh yeah- We need a handle of hope to hold on to A handle of hope when we're out on the tightrope Handle of hope, to hold on to Handle of hope, yeah- Oh, handle of hope to hold on to A handle of hope when we're out on the tightrope Handle of hope, to hold on to Handle of hope, yeah-