The Night Of Santiago – Bill Callahan & Bonnie “Prince” Billy (feat. David Grubbs) (originally by Leonard Cohen)By She said she was a maidenThat wasn’t what I heardFor the sake of conversationI took her at her wordThe lights went out behind usThe fireflies undressedThe broken sidewalk endedI touched her sleeping breastsThey opened to me urgentlyLike lilies from the deadBehind a fine embroideryHer nipples rose like breadThen I took off my necktieAnd she took off her dressMy belt and pistol set asideWe tore away the restThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughSo I took her to the riverAs any man would doHer thighs they slipped away from meLike schools of startled fishThough I’ve forgotten half my lifeI still remember thisNow, as a man I won’t repeatThe things she said aloudExcept for this, my lips are sealed foreverAnd for nowAnd soon there’s sand in every kissAnd soon the dawn is readyAnd soon the night surrendersTo a daffodil macheteI gave her something prettyAnd I waited till she laughedI wasn’t born a gypsyTo make a woman sadThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughI took her to the riverAs any man would doThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughI took her to the riverAs any man would doI didn’t fall in love of courseIt’s never up to youBut she was walking back and forthAnd I was passing throughWhen I took her to the riverIn her virginal apparelWhen I took her to the riverOn that night of SantiagoAnd yes she lied about it allHer children and her husbandYou were born to judge the worldForgive me but I wasn’tThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughI took her to the riverAs any man would doThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughI took her to the riverAs any man would doThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughSo I took her to the riverAs any man would doThe night of SantiagoAnd I was passing throughSo I took her to the riverAs any man would do www.pillowlyrics.com419786497975 88k 20