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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 into 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 passed slowly, unendingly by

 Like a sweet breeze on a field

 Your gentleness came down upon me and I guess I thanked you,

 When you caused me to yield

 We spoke not a sentence and 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 each other

 From a lifetime of cares

 Because if love means forever, expecting nothing returned

 Then I hope I'll be given another whole lifetime to learn,

 ummmmmmm

 Because 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 that melted your soul down;

 to a place where it longs to be