If your love were taken from me 
Every color would be black and white 
It would be as flat as the world before Columbus 
That's the day that I lose half my sight 
 
If your life were taken from me 
All the trees would freeze in this cold ground 
It would be as cruel as the world before Columbus 
Sail to the edge and I'd be there looking down 
 
Those men who lust for land 
And for riches strange and new 
Who love those trinkets of desire 
Oh they never will have you 
 
And they'll never know the gold 
Or the copper in your hair 
How could they weigh the worth 
Of you so rare 
 
If your love were taken from me 
Every light that's bright would soon go dim 
It would be as dark as the world before Columbus 
Down the waterfall and I'd swim over the brim 
 
Those men who lust for land 
And for riches strange and new 
Who love those trinkets of desire 
Oh they will never have you 
 
And they'll never know the gold 
Or the copper in your hair 
How could they weigh the worth 
Of you so rare