THE WOMAN ASLEEP
Spring 1999, Raleigh NC
I'm not a perfect man
But what I have I will give to you to see that you grow strong
I may not live that long
But while I'm here, I will do my best to show the love you need
I can only plant the seed
To make it grow is not up to me; the Lord will see it through
And I'm mesmerized by you
So like the girl who married me; you got her beauty too
I don't know why
Sometimes at night
I lie awake in my bed and cry
Walk to your room
I watch you sleepin' in the gloom
And silently I pray over you
Lyin' there that way, so peacefully
So safe and oh so secure
Wipin' tears away, I watch you breathe
Knowing at last what I'm livin' for
I see the woman asleep in you, and though I turn the thought away
I know the woman asleep in you; she will awaken one day
I see the woman asleep in you, and though I turn the thought away
I know the woman asleep in you; she will awaken one day
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