Lyric discussion by rot 

Cover art for Stranger Than Kindness lyrics by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"she holds him " ? You sure 'bout that? These lyrics were written by a woman, Anita Lane.

i think anita lane wrote like 3 words in the whole song

well it's not listed in King Ink so maybe Nick didn't write it.

In a recent live recording (Royal Albert Hall May 2015) Cave says that this song was written by Anita Lane and Blixa Bargeld. Nevertheless there's no tribute to them on his official site lyrics section. He also ensures that this is his favourite Bad Seeds song. I partially agree with him, this is only one of my favourites.