Dm Well, I used to wake F and run with the moon G I lived like a rake and a young man Dm I covered my lovers F with flowers and wounds G my laughter the devil would frighten. F G My sun, she would come C Dm and beat me back down C Dm but every cruel day had its nightfall F G Iʼd welcome the stars C Dm with whininʼ guitars C Dm full of fire and forgetful My body was sharp my dark hair clean and outraged my joyful companion and whisperinʼ women how sweet did they seem kneelinʼ for me to command them And time was like water but I was the sea I wouldnʼt have noticed it passing except for the turning of night into day and turning of day into cursing And you look at me now donʼt think I donʼt know what all your eyes are saying Does he want us to believe these ravings and lies theyʼre just tricks that his brainʼs been aplayinʼ? A lover, the women he canʼt hardly stand he trembles, is bent and is broken I fall on his true but I say to you hold your tongues until after Iʼve spoken I was taken my pride and the pleasure Iʼd known I laughed and said Iʼd be forgiven but my laughter turned round eyes blazinʼ and saying friend, weʼre holding the weapon I buried my face but it spoke once again night to the day weʼre a-binding and now the dark hairʼs like fire on my skin and even the moonlight is blinding