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, smokin' down the track

The world could come to an end tonight, but that's alright

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 listenin' 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"