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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joan Baez
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joan Baez
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joan Baez
Producer
N. PUTNAM
Co-Producer
Lyrics
How long since I've spent a whole night in a twin bed with a stranger
His warm arms all around me?
How long since I've gazed in the dark eyes that melted my soul down
To a place where it longs to be?
All of your history has little to do with your face
You're mainly a mystery with violins filling in space
You stood in the nude by the mirror and picked out a rose
From the bouquet, in our hotel
And lay down beside me again and I watched the rose
On the pillow, as it fell
I sank and I slept in a twilight with only one care
To know that when day broke and I woke that you'd still be there
You'd still be there
The hours for once they pass slowly unendingly by
Like a sweet breeze, on a field
Your generalness came down upon me
And I guess I thank you
When you caused me to yield
We spoke not a sentence, took not a footstep beyond
Our two days together which seemingly soon would be gone
Soon would be gone
Don't tell me of love everlasting
And other sad dreams
I don't want to hear
Just tell me of passionate strangers who rescue eachother
From a lifetime of cares
'Cause if love means forever, expecting nothing returned
Then I hope I'll be given another whole lifetime to learn
'Cause you gave to me, oh, so many things, it makes me wonder
How they could belong to me
And I gave you only my dark eyes which melted your soul down
To the place where
It longs to be
Writer(s): Joan Baez
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