Lyrics

She stands before you naked  
You can see it, you can taste it  
But she comes to you  
Light as the breeze  
You can drink or you can nurse it  
It don't matter how you worship  
As long as you're  
Down on your knees  
  
So I knelt there at the delta  
At the alpha and the omega  
At the cradle of the river  
And the seas  
And like a blessing come from heaven,  
For something like a second,  
I was healed, and my heart  
Was at ease  
  
O baby I waited  
So long for your kiss  
For something to happen  
Oh, something like this  
  
And you're weak and you're harmless  
And you're sleeping in your harness  
And the wind's going wild  
In the trees  
And it's not exactly prison  
But you'll never be forgiven  
For whatever you've done  
With the keys  
  
O baby I waited  
So long for your kiss  
For something to happen  
Oh, something like this  
  
It's dark and it's snowing  
Oh my love I must be going  
The river is starting to freeze  
And I'm sick of pretending  
I'm broken from bending  
I've lived too long  
On my knees  
  
And she dances so graceful  
And your heart's hard and hateful  
And she's naked  
But that's just a tease  
And you turn in disgust  
From your hatred and from your love  
And she comes to you  
Light as the breeze  
  
O baby I waited  
So long for your kiss  
For something to happen  
Oh, something like this  
  
There's blood on every bracelet  
You can see it, you can taste it  
And it's please baby  
Please baby please  
And she says, drink deeply, pilgrim  
But don't forget there's still a woman  
Beneath this  
Resplendent chemise  
  
So I knelt there at the delta  
At the alpha and omega  
I knelt there  
Like one who believes  
And like a blessing come from heaven  
For something like a second  
I was cured, and my heart  
Was at ease  
  
O baby I waited  
So long for your kiss  
For something to happen  
Oh, something like this

Song details

Artist: Billy Joel