Evangeline

What is it that’s brought you to these God-forsaken plains?
Without a one to guide you, not a penny to your name
And tell me, what’s the substance of that ever-living flame
That flies unseen, Evangeline?

I would have you here and now
I’d take you for my bride
I would watch over you, be ever at your side
There’s not a thing you’d want for that I could not provide
You’d be my queen, Evangeline

Would you lay your life down
For the one you’ve yet to know?
Would you wander the wasteland
And abide the driving snow?
Would you take up the sword
Fit the arrow to the bow
All sight unseen, Evangeline?

If I was as constant as the bright, cold northern star
I would know no darkness, and I would bear no scars
And I would hope to one day know the fullness of your heart
And never leave, my Evangeline

But I have been as wayward as the ever-changing moon
Despair will lead a man to things he never dreamed he’d do
And sullied as I am, how could I lay a hand on you
One so clean, Evangeline?

But I would lay my life down
For the one I’ve yet to know
I would wander the wasteland and abide the driving snow
I would take up the sword
Fit the arrow to the bow
All sight unseen
For my Evangeline

Show to me your darkness
I’ll lend to you my faith
Give to me your misery
I’ll leave mercy in its place
But do not turn away from me
Do not hide the face I long to see, cried Evangeline

I’ve followed in your footsteps
I’ve tasted of your fears
I’ve heard your cry upon the wind
I’ve walked your trail of tears
And though the days between us now amount to years
I long to be your Evangeline

I would lay my life down
For the one I’ve yet to know
I would wander the wasteland
And abide the driving snow
I would take up the sword
Fit the arrow to the bow
All sight unseen, cried Evangeline