Lyrics A Hand Of Thumbs - Ian Anderson

A Hand Of Thumbs

My hand of thumbs is shaking
I am so glad to meet you
All tongue-tied and twisted
My lips stuck like glue
More than a lifetime to say, «How are you?»
More than an ocean to cross becalmed
Less than a second to sink in silence
Yours truly, I remain disarmed
Saw you peeping from the corner
Your eyes seemed to call hello
I’m all too easily mistaken
My feet unsteady as they go
Was I a suave and confident trickster
I would sweep you up and carry you down
To raspberry meadows under diamond skies
And just mess around.
Just mess around