I And I (Live)

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