been so long since a strange woman has slept in my bed
look how sweet she sleeps
how free must be her dreams
in another lifetime she must have owned the world
to some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams. i and i
in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
no man sees my face and lives. think i'll go out and go for a walk
she'll just want me to talk
'specially about whatever was. i and i
in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
no man sees my face and lives. took an untrodden path once
where the swift don't win the race
who can divide the word of truth
took a stranger to teach me
to look into justice's beautiful face
and to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. i and i
in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
no man sees my face and lives. outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight
they're waiting for spring to come
the world could come to an end tonight
she could still be there sleeping when i get back. i and i
in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
no man sees my face and lives. noontime
and i'm still pushing myself along the road
i can't stumble or stay put
someone else is speaking with my mouth
but i'm listening only to my heart
i've made shoes for everyone
while i still go barefoot. i and i
in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
no man sees my face and lives.