Desert candle in a tented space   Throwing softer shadows on a covered face   Sister, silent to the likes of me   Pay my respects to her propriety      Is this some crazy woman here   Dancing behind her thin black veil?   Am I misreading those mysterious eyes?   Duet impossible to harmonize      I'm not inviting any stiff reaction   I'm not one for naming holy names   And I won't peek behind those dangerous veils   Though you might hate me just the same      Names of the father, ringing in her head   Thinking over what the prophet said   Words and tradition bind her in their spell   Don't drink the water from this holy well      I'm not inviting any fierce reaction   And I'm not one for naming holy names   And I won't peek behind those dangerous veils   Though you might hate me just the same      Desert candle in a tented space   Softer shadows on a covered face   Sister, silent to the likes of me   I tip my hat to her propriety      I'm not inviting any fierce reaction   I'm not one for naming holy names   And I won't peek behind those dangerous veils   Though you might hate me just the same