Going to a party downtown and I knew the crowd And everyone was strange, looking sideways at my funny sound So I toasted to the weekend and I drank a little more than I should So I said a few things, I got sick like I knew I would Oh brother Lay a hand on me I haven't been in a fight in years I've been living in the city like a night that I spend in bed Minding my own minute feeling sorry for that stupid kid I put out a hand and you took it and ran along I forgot your name so I stuttered and I hummed a song Oh sister Say a prayer for me Right now I could believe in anything Oh brother Lay a hand on me Oh sister Lay a hand on me