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