Covenant Woman

by Bob Dylan

From the album: Saved

Duration: 6:05

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Lyrics for Covenant Woman

Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord Way up yonder, great will be her reward Covenant woman, shining like a morning star I know I can trust you to stay where you are Yes, and I just got to tell you That I do intend To stay closer than any friend Yes, and I just got to thank you once again For making your prayers known unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be I've been broken, shattered like an empty cup I'm just waiting on the Lord to rebuild and fill me up And I know that He will do it 'cause He's faithful and He's true He must have loved me, oh, so much to send me someone as fine as you Yes, and I just got to tell you I do intend To stay closer, closer than any friend Yes, and I just got to thank you once again For making your prayers known unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be Covenant woman, intimate little girl Who knows those most secret things of me that are hidden from the world You know that we are strangers in a land we're passing through I'll always be right by your side, I've got a covenant too Yes, and I just got to tell you That I do intend To stay closer than any friend Yes, and I just got to thank you once again For making your prayers known unto heaven for me And to you, always, so grateful I will forever be

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