I ceremonially undress
For she who in my dreams reveals how she longs and she cares
I take off all my clothes
For the woman downstairs

The faded cotton shirt
The woolen jacket from a time when the Lord still answered my prayers
I let fall my black armor
For the woman downstairs

I get into the bath
Let the water trickle through my mind’s lonely affairs
I give my longing body
To the woman downstairs

I give her my ears and my eyes
I give her my future and past
They’re both full of questions and lies
But I’ve got a feeling she’ll never ask
Where I’m going
Well, I’m going down
To the woman downstairs

In my dream I lay her on a blanket
Wild berries stain the fragile dress she wears
She can have my soul and keep it
The woman downstairs

I give her my ears and my eyes
I give her my future and past
They’re both full of questions and lies
But I’ve got a feeling she’ll never ask
Where I’m going
Well, I’m going down
To the woman downstairs

As Far As Love Goes, Woman
You might have been the one
As Far As Love Goes
Who know where it might have gone
As Far As Love Goes
You say I’m an unforgiving man
Been down too many roads
To pretend to understand
How far love goes

And that was before the city closed its perfumed flowers behind us
That was before we took these gritty roads to where no one would find us
To wash the blood off of our hands
There’s nothing more to see
Oh, woman, you’re still a mystery to me
As far as love goes

As Far As Love Goes
You say I’m player with no game
Well, I’ve played too many roles
To believe these lines I say
On how far love goes

And that was before the black woods closed their dying leaves behind us
That was before we took these backwards roads to where no one would find us
To wash the blood off of our hands
There’s nothing more to see
Oh, woman, you’re still a mystery to me
As far as love goes
As far as love goes