I’ve been hurt by you 
I’ve been left by you 
I’ve been loved by you 
Your tenderest hands 
Your tenderest hands 
What more could I do 
Than break my arm and lie for you 
Swallow every word you spoke 
Til I believed they were my own 
Til I believed they were my own 
And is this what makes you a man? 
To take me in and let me stand 
Then cut me down so you can hunt 
You’re just a preacher with a gun 
You’re just a preacher with a gun 
And I’ve been hurt by you 
And I’ve been left by you 
And I’ve been loved by you 
Your tenderest hands 
Your tenderest hands 
Your tenderest hands 
Your tenderest hands 
(Is this what makes you a man?) 
Your tenderest hands