Over Me

The poet brings his work to bed
And wakes up with a rhyme
The lover takes a wife instead
And gives her all his time
And balancing between the two
The dreamer tries in vain
To keep his head above the clouds
While dancing through the rain

As Your love washes down
Over me, over me
Your love washes down
Over me

The brother binds a partnership
To others close at home
The friend will be a servant
With a tendency to roam
And caught within the paradox
Ot duty and desire
A sibling by the hearth
Becomes a rival in the fire

As Your love washes down
Over me, over me
Your love washes down
Over me

Lines are drawn
Though sometimes they're so faint
That I can't see
Holding on
Mercy Lord, where would I be
Without the grace that covers me
Where would I be

The singer must interpret
As he understands his means
The actor paints a face
That's ever changing with the scenes
And somewhere on the border's edge
The Christian justifies
The reason for his methods
And the purpose for his lies

As Your love washes down
Over me, over me
Your love washes down
Over me
(Washes over me)

As Your love washes down
Over me, over me
Your love washes down
Over me