Shake the hand of the man Who told you lies. "It will be all right." And then it came to an end. Shake the hand of the man Who tore it all apart. I guess you needed to start All over again. And I know It must have cut to the bone When you lost your home And the man you thought you knew. And you might not believe it, old friend, But it cut me too. Shake the hand of the man Who shook your walls And made you crawl With a child in your arms. Shake the hand of the man Who let you down And then spread all your secrets From town to town to town. And I know It must have cut to the bone When you lost everything You thought you knew. And you might not believe it, old friend, But I lost everything too. And you might not believe it old friend When we lost everything we got everything.