Intro - | E | E | E | E | E I heard the music in the rhythm - A Of an old Man's conversation E I heard the hungry silence of freedom ringing - B On a sun-baked reservation E I seen the lonely begger stumble A I've seen mighty empires crumble E I've heard the graveled whisper - A E Of distant thunder crashing E I've known the pleasure of passion in the mornin' - A Just before the dawn E I've felt the restless feeling that makes a Man - B Make love and move on E I've treated security like a stranger A 'n' I have slow danced with danger E A E I've seen diamonds pale by the laughter of My children | A | A | E | E | E I've seen the awesome wonder of a sunset - A Along a high desert E I have found at times peace within Myself - B That money cannot measure E I've known the bitter taste of wasted time A I make My living, makin' these words rhyme E A E I have slipped My chains just running off down the highway E A I've never known nothing like Your love E B I've never known nothing like Your love E I froze to death trying to play it cool A I found courage in a rusted tyre-tool E A E I've never known nothing like Your love