Clap 'Till Your Hands Bleed

You never were the one to say “I’m sorry”
Always the one to deny your actions
You’ll never know how much hurt you caused
The night you walked away from me

And I say: “Clap till your hands bleed”
For every time you’ve disagreed
And I say: “Get down to your knees and plead”
Or you may just lose her
And I say: “Clap till your hands bleed”
For every time you’ve disagreed
And I say: “Get down to your knees and plead”
Just do this for me (please)

The stars were out that night high in the sky
An hour before I clutched you in my arms
At the time I didn’t know it was goodbye
But from the start it was spelled out by all the fireflies

(I couldn’t have been wearing my lucky tie that night)

And I say: “Clap till your hands bleed”
For every time you’ve disagreed
And I say: “Get down to your knees and plead”
Or you may just lose her
And I say: “Clap till your hands bleed”
For every time you’ve disagreed
And I say: “Get down to your knees and plead”
Just do this for me (please)

If you don’t you may end up like me
Alone in an apartment watching tears crash onto the floor
Wishing that you could hold the person you have loved for so long in your arms
Even if it was just for another night
So you could talk and make just a few things right
But instead your holding a pillow
Too close to your chest
You may think that this speech may be funny
In the way it doesn’t even rhyme
Or the way it’s structured for a song
But I think the most important thing is to get across this message
“That sometimes people are wrong”
And it doesn’t mean it’s your fault
So that’s what this song is about
Don’t lose the person you love
Cause you may never get them back

And I’ll sing: “Clap till your hands bleed”
For every time you’ve disagreed
And I’ll say: “Get down to your knees and plead”
Or you may just lose her
And I’ll sing: “Clap till your hands bleed”
For every time you’ve disagreed
And I’ll say: “Get down to your knees and plead”
Just do this for me
Do this for me please


© Copyright 2007 Sam Evans