But he just kept right arms, loving my babe with his fingers, singing my life with his words, killing me softly, with his song, killing me softly With this song, dead in my whole life With his words killing me softly with this song.

He sang as you came to me in all my dark despair.

And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there.

And he just kept on singing, singing clear and strong, strapping my babe with his fingers, singing my life