I And I
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
Or been faithfully wed
To some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams
I and I
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I and I
One says to the other
No man sees my face and lives
Think I'll go out and go for a walk
Not much happenin' here
Nothin' ever does
Besides
If she wakes up now
She'll just want me to talk
I got nothin' to say
'Specially about whatever was
I and I
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I and I
One says to the other
No man sees my face and lives
Took an untrodden path once
Where the swift don't win the race
It goes to the worthy
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
I and I
One says to the other
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
Smoking down the track
The world could come to an end tonight
But that's all right
She should still be there sleepin' when I get back
I and I
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I and I
One says to the other
No man sees my face and lives
Noontime
And I'm still pushin' myself along the road
The darkest part
Into the narrow lanes
I can't stumble or stay put
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth
But I'm listening only to my heart
I've made shoes for everyone
Even you
While I still go barefoot
I and I
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I and I
One says to the other
No man sees my face and lives
