just before our love got lost you said,



"i am as constant as the northern star."



and I said, "Constantly in the darkness



where's that at?



if you want me I'll be in the bar."



on the back of a cotton coaster



in the blue T.V. screen light



i drew a map of Canada



oh Canada



with your face sketched on it twice.





in my blood like holy wine



you taste so bitter and so sweet



well, I could drink a case of you, darling



and I would still be on my feet



i would still be on my feet.





oh I am a lonely painter



i live in a box of paints



i'm frightened by the devil



and I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid.



i remember that time you told me



"love is touching souls"



surely you touched mine



'cause part of you pours out of me



in these lines from time to time.





my blood



my holy wine



tastes so bitter and so sweet



well I could drink a case of you, darling



and I would still be on my feet



i would still be on my feet





i met a woman



she had a mouth like yours



she knew your devils and your deeds



and she said, "Go to him, stay with him



but be prepared to bleed"





my blood



my holy wine



tastes so bitter and so sweet



well I could drink a case of you, darling



and I would still be on my feet



i would still be on my feet