Teachers

I (Am)met a woman (F)long ago                           I (Am)spent my hatred (F)everyplace
Her (Am)hair the black that (F)black can go             On (Am)every work on (F)every face
Are (Am)you a teacher (F)of the heart?                  Some(Am)one gave me (F)wishes
(Am)Soft she answered no                                And I (Am)wished for an embrace

I (Am)met a girl a(F)cross the sea                      Several girls em(F)braced me
Her (Am)hair the gold that (F)gold can be               Then (Am)I was em(F)braced by men
Are (Am)you a teacher (F)of the heart?                  Is (Am)my passion (F)perfect?
(Am)Yes, but not for thee                               No, (Am)do it once again

I met a man who (F)lost his mind                        I was handsome, (F)I was strong
In (Am)some lost place I (F)had to find                 I (Am)knew the words of (F)every song
(Am)Follow me the (F)wise man (AM)said                  Did (Am)my singing (F)please you?
But he walked behind                                    No, (Am)the words you sang were wrong

I walked into a (F)hospital                             Who is it whom (F)I address
Where (Am)none was sick and (F)none was well            Who (Am)takes down what (F)I confess?
When (Am)at night the (F)nurses left                    Are (Am)you the teachers (F)of my heart?
I (Am)could not walk at all                             We (Am)teach old hearts to rest

Morning came and (F)then came noon                      Oh teachers are my (F)lessons done?
(Am)Dinner time a (F)scalpel blade                      I (Am)cannot do an(F)other one
Lay (Am)beside my (F)silver (Am)spoon                   They (Am)laughed and laughed and (F)said, Well child
                                                        Are (Am)your lessons done?
Some girls wander (F)by mistake                         Are your lessons done?
In(Am)to the mess that (F)scalpels make                 Are your lessons done?
Are (Am)you the teachers (F)of my heart?
We (Am)teach old hearts to break

One morning I woke (F)up alone
The (Am)hospital and the (F)nurses gone
Have (Am)I carved e(F)nough my Lord?
Child, (Am)you are a bone

I ate and ate and (F)ate
No I (Am)did not miss a (F)plate, well
How (Am)much do these (F)suppers cost?
We'll (Am)take it out in hate