Palm of Your Hand

When the house was standing You'd never have believed it When the house was standing You'd never have believed The bricks and mortar Have all given way At first they resisted but then they began to sway How can you say forever is at your command How can you say the future's in the palm In the palm of your hand When the house was standing You'd never have believed it When the house was standing You'd never have believed That gaping hole was once a foundation Where you stand now were tools in the basement How can you say forever is at your command How can you say the future in the palm In the palm of your hand