I And
I - Bob Dylan
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 moonlight streams.
I an' i, in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I an' i, one says to the other, "No man sees my face an' lives."
Think i'll go out an' 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 an' i, in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I an' i, one says to the other, "No man sees my face an' 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
An' i see an eye for an eye an' a tooth for a tooth.
I an' i, in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I an' i, one says to the other, "No man sees my face an' lives."
Outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight
They're waitin' for spring to come smokin' down the track [ oversearchin'
the track]
The world can come to an end tonight, but that's all right
She should still be there sleepin' when i get back.
I an' i, in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I an' i, one says to the other, "No man sees my face an' lives."
Noontime an' i'm still pushin' myself along the road, the darkest part
Into the narrow lanes i can stumble an' stay put
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth but i'm listenin' only to my heart
I made shoes for everyone even you while i still go barefoot.
I an' i, in creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
I an' i, one says to the other,"No man sees my face an' lives."