I chose you not for the beauty of your spine Nor for the laughter brought on by wine But I chose you ah for your spirit's eager breath That dares to slap the face of death that's why I chose you ♪ I chose you not for your lovely lips that burn And so innocently make mine yearn But I chose you ah for your heart as big as the moon As warm as the sun exactly at noon that's why I chose you ♪ I chose you not for your perfumed swirling hair That drives insane the windless air But I chose you ah for your soul reaching tiptoe to God But with your lacy roots deep in the sod that's why I chose you