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 said to the other, "No man sees my face and lives"
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 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 said to the other, no man sees my face and lives
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 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 said to the other, no man sees my face and lives
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 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 said to the other, "No man sees my face and lives"
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 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 said to the other, "No man sees my face and lives"