Oh, the sisters of mercy   They are not departed or gone   They were waiting for me   When I thought that I just can't go on      And they brought me their comfort   And later they brought me this song   Oh, I hope you run into them   You, who've been traveling so long      Yes, you who must leave everything   That you cannot control   It begins with your family   But soon it comes around to your soul      Well, I've been where you're hanging   And I think, I can see how you're pinned   When you're not feeling holy   Your loneliness says, that you've sinned      Well, they lay down beside me   I made my confessions to them   They touched both my eyes   And I touched the dew on their hem      If your life is a leaf   That the seasons tear off and condemn   They will bind you with love   That is graceful and green as a stem      When I left they were sleeping   And I hope you run into them soon   Don't turn on the lights   You can read their address by the moon      And you won't make me jealous   If I find that they've sweetened your night   We weren't lovers like that   And besides it would still be all right   We weren't lovers like that   And besides it would still be all right