Teachers

Intro : I met a woman long ago Her hair the black that black can go Are you a teacher of the heart ? Soft she answered no I met a girl across the sea Her hair the gold that gold can be Are you a teacher of the heart ? Yes, but not for thee I met a man who lost his mind In some lost place I had to find Follow me the wise man said But he walked behind I walked into a hospital Where none was sick and none was well When at night the nurses left I could not walk at all Morning came and then came noon Dinner time a scalpel blade Lay beside my silver spoon Some girls wander by mistake Into the mess that scalpels make Are you the teachers of my heart ? We teach old hearts to break One morning I woke up alone The hospital and the nurses gone Have I carved enough my Lord ? Child, you are a bone I ate and ate and ate No I did not miss a plate, well How much do these suppers cost ? We'll take it out in hate I spent my hatred everyplace On every work on every face Someone gave me wishes And I wished for an embrace Several girls embraced me Then I was embraced by men Is my passion perfect ? No, do it once again I was handsome, I was strong I knew the words of every song Did my singing please you ? No, the words you sang were wrong Who is it whom I address Who takes down what I confess ? Are you the teachers of my heart ? We teach old hearts to rest Oh teachers are my lessons done ? I cannot do another one They laughed and laughed and said, Well child Are your lessons done ? Are your lessons done ? Are your lessons done ?