[Verse 1]
Just before our love got lost you said
"I am as constant as the northern star"
And I said, "Constantly in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar"
On the back of a cotton coaster
In the blue T.V. screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh, Canada
With your face sketched on it twice

[Chorus]
In my blood like holy wine
Taste so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Well, I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

[Verse 2]
Oh, I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
I remember that time you told me "Love is touching souls"
Surely you touched mine
'Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
[Chorus]
My blood, my holy wine
Tastes so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Well, I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

[Bridge]
I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said, "Go to him, stay with him
But be prepared to bleed"

[Chorus]
My blood, my holy wine
Tastes so bitter, bitter and so sweet
Well, I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

[Outro]
Well, I could drink a case of you, you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet