Venus

I was lookin' for Venus
She was lookin' for me
I was busy dreamin'
She was busy with harmony

I stood by the window
And I took my clothes

And we sang prayers to wind
And the heroes who've been
Amen

We've been awfully lonesome
But we haven't been lonesome since

I was lookin' for Venus
She appeared in her velvet gown
I asked her what she was readin'
She said "your lips when the words come out"

I have wandered these streets all alone
I have lived in the moon
It is music to me when you die
It is music when you sweep your broom

Come, my beloved
Come, let us go
Into the space
That only the lonely know

I was lookin' for Venus
She was naked by the door
I closed my eyes
I fell to my knees and cried

Only such a man as you could see
That my body is not free

I was lookin' for Venus
Her long hair was gone from the pillow
I lit a cigarette
I smoked it slow by the window
Watched for her silhouette

The flowers appear on the earth
As sure I stand in this dirt
I'd fall to the dark to witness your birth

I stood by the window
And I took my clothes

And we sang prayers to wind
And the heroes who've been
Amen

We sang prayers to the wind
And the heroes who've been
Amen

Amen
Amen
Amen