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The Lower Hand

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Everybody wants to get the upper hand
And I don’t expect you to know
But when you grow up, you’ll understand
Son, you just got to let that go

I know you feel for what ain’t right
And you think the answer is to fight

You say you long to be big and strong like me
‘Cause you think that’s what it means to be a man
But Sonny, take a breath, stop and ask yourself
Are you big enough to take the lower hand

The upper hand, it pulls the strings
But one day you’ll love someone and know
Power and might don’t mean a thing
The heart only gets what it lets go

You don’t have to try to win
You don’t lose when you give in

You say you long to be big and strong like me
‘Cause you think that’s what it means to be a man
But Sonny, take a breath, stop and ask yourself
Are you big enough to take the lower hand

I wish for you success
And by that I mean happiness

You say you long to be big and strong like me
‘Cause you think that’s what it means to be a man
Honey, take a breath, stop and ask yourself
Are you big enough to take the lower hand

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from more songs, released November 10, 2022
written and performed by D.B. Rielly

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D.B. Rielly New York, New York

Kerrville Winner 2019

D.B. Rielly was only six months old when, upon hearing David Hasselhoff sing, he immediately soiled his diaper and vowed to bring good music back to a starving generation. Since then, he has tirelessly pursued his quest, all the while narrowly avoiding work, debt collectors, and liver failure. ... more

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