The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and the stars

Were the gifts you gave

To the dark and the empty skies

And the first time ever I kissed your mouth

I felt the Earth move in my hands

Like the trembling heart of a captive bird

That must stay at my command, my love

And the first time ever I lay with you

I felt your heart so close to mine

And I knew our joy would fill the Earth

And last and last and last

Till the end of time, my love

The first time ever I saw your face

Your face, your face

Your face