story of your life is in your face

i was sittin' down in hong kong in a bar

picking and a singing my way west with my guitar

i talked to some old sailor just to pass away the time

and he said something that stuck in my mind

he said the story of your life is in your face it's written there in little subtle lines

the story of your life is in your face

what's written on your face has been heavy on your mind

he touched my face with his hands old and frail

they were scared and weather beaten by the oceans he had sailed

he said it's written in your face the times that you've been hurt

and he said mighty is the power of the skirt

and he said the story of your life. he said the lines say you're a travelin' man

i said that ain't no revelation seein' where i am

he said in this ole world our paths may never cross again

just remember what i'm tellin' you my friend

he said the story of your life. there are some things we cannot seem to hide

we sometimes lie about them cause it satisfies our pride

there are some things we can't escape no matter how we try

cause it's written in our face and in our eyes

and he said the story of your life. and he said the story of your life.