Nothing Rises to Meet Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cadmo 

Cover art for Nothing Rises to Meet Me lyrics by Bill Callahan

Hi, I hear some of these lines in a different way. Here it is what I understand, even if I'm not really sure:

Nearly did me in= Nearly did me end But I called and said 'no'= But I hung and said 'no' On the biggest woman= I'm the biggest moron And worse still this tremendous touch= And wear still... Return without a chill= And turn...

In the part 'A honeycomb spun/ Could I spin it any thinner?', the only word I can clearly spot is 'Honeycomb'. Thanks for posting anyway!

From memory, two lines heard differently:

1) But i HUMMED and said 'no'

2) Should i HOARD all my money