Verse
A#m G#
Been so long since a strange woman has slept in my bed
D#m A#m
Look how sweet she sleeps, how free must be her dreams
A#m G#
In another lifetime she must have owned the world, or been faithfully wed
D#m A#m
To some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams
[Chorus]
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
A#m G#
Think I'll go out and go for a walk
D#m A#m
Not much happening here, nothing ever does
A#m G#
Besides, if she wakes up now, she'll just want me to talk
D#m A#m
I got nothing to say, 'specially about whatever it was
[Chorus]
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
A#m G#
Took an untrodden path once, where the swift don't win the race
D#m A#m
It goes to the worthy, who can define the word of truth
A#m G#
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face
D#m A#m
And see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[Chorus]
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
A#m G#
Outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight
D#m A#m
They're waiting for spring to come, smoking down the track
A#m G#
The world could come to an end tonight, but that's all right
D#m A#m
She should still be there sleeping when I get back
[Chorus]
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
A#m G#
Noontime, and I'm still pushing myself along the road, the darkest part
D#m A#m
Into the narrow lanes, I can't stumble or stay put
A#m
Someone else is speaking with my mouth, but I'm listening with my heart
D#m A#m
I've made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot
[Chorus]
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
A#m
I and I
G# D#m A#m
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives