Suzanne Vega — Penitent

[Verse 1] Once I stood alone so proud Held myself above the crowd And now I'm low on the ground [Verse 2] From here I look around to see What avenues belong to me I can't tell what I've found [Pre-Chorus] Now what would you have me do? I ask you please I wait to hear [Verse 3] The mother and the matador The mystic, each were here before Like me to stare you down [Verse 4] You appear without a face Disappear but leave your trace I feel your unseen frown [Pre-Chorus] Now what would you have me do? I ask you please I wait to hear [Chorus] Your voice The word You say I wait To see your sign Would I Obey? [Verse 5] I look for you in heathered moor The desert and the ocean floor How low does one heart go? [Verse 6] Looking for your fingerprints I find them in coincidence And make my faith to grow [Verse 7] Forgive me all my blindnesses My weakness and unkindnesses As yet unbending still [Verse 8] Struggling so hard to see My fist against eternity And will you break my will? [Pre-Chorus] Now what would you have me do? I ask you please I wait to hear [Chorus] Your voice The word You say I wait To see your sign Would I Obey? [Pre-Chorus] Now what would you have me do? I ask you, please I wait to hear [Chorus] Your voice The word You say I wait To see your sign Could I Obey?