A bunch of lonesome and very quarrelsome heroes. were smoking out along the open road;. the night was very dark and thick between them, each man beneath his ordinary load. "I'd like to tell...
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1. A Bunch Of Lonesome Heros 2. A Girl Like You A Girl Like You. A Girl Like You. » Edwin Collins. I`ve never known a girl like you before, Now just like in a song from days of yore, Here you come a-knock knocking on my door, Well I've ne...3. A Partisan When they poured across the border. I was cautioned to surrender, This I could not do;. I took my gun and vanished. I have changed my name so often, I've lost my wife and children. But I have man...4. A Singer Must Die Now the courtroom is quiet, but who will confess. Is it true you betrayed us? The answer is Yes. Then read me the list of the crimes that are mine, I will ask for the mercy that you love to decline. A...5. A Street I used to be your favorite drunk. Good for one more laugh. Then we both ran out of luck. Luck was all we ever had. You put on a uniform. To fight the Civil War. You looked so good I didn't care....6. A Thousand Kisses Deep The ponies run, the girls are young, The odds are there to beat. You win a while, and then it's done. Your little winning streak. And summoned now to deal. With your invincible defeat, You live y...7. Ain't No Cure For Love I loved you for a long, long time. I know this love is real. It don't matter how it all went wrong. That don't change the way I feel. And I can't believe that time's. Gonna heal th...8. Alexandra Leaving Suddenly the night has grown colder. The god of love preparing to depart. Alexandra hoisted on his shoulder, They slip between the sentries of the heart. Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure, They g...9. Almost Like the Blues I saw some people starving. There was murder, there was rape. Their villages were burning. They were trying to escape. I couldn't meet their glances. I was staring at my shoes. It was acid, it wa...10. Always (By Irving Berlin). (Oh friends, . don't matter if you're a man or a woman. If you're in love with somebody, these are the words that you got to learn to say. Now listen carefully. He...11. Amen Tell me again when I've been to the river. And I've taken the edge off my thirst. Tell me again when we're alone. And I'm listening. Listening so hard that it hurts. Tell me again...12. Anthem The birds they sang. at the break of day. Start again. I heard them say. Don't dwell on what. has passed away. or what is yet to be. Ah the wars they will. be fought again. The holy dove. She wil...13. Anyhow I know it really is a pity. The way you treat me now. I know you can’t forgive me. But forgive me anyhow. The ending got so ugly. I even heard you say. You never ever loved me. But could you lo...14. Avalanche Well I stepped into an avalanche, it covered up my soul;. when I am not this hunchback that you see, I sleep beneath the golden hill. You who wish to conquer pain, you must learn, learn to serve me we...15. Ballad Of The Absent Mare Say a prayer for the cowboy. His mare's run away. And he'll walk til he finds her. His darling, his stray. but the river's in flood. and the roads are awash. and the bridges break up. i...16. Banjo There’s something that I’m watching. Means a lot to me. It’s a broken banjo bobbing. On the dark infested sea. Don’t know how it got there. Maybe taken by the wave. Off of...17. Be For Real Are you back in my life to stay. Or is it just for today. Oh that you're gonna need me?. If it's a thrill you're looking for. Honey, I'm flexible. Oh, yeah. Just be for real won&a...18. Because Of Because of a few songs. Wherein I spoke of their mystery, Women have been. Exceptionally kind. to my old age. They make a secret place. In their busy lives. And they take me there. They become naked....19. Bird On The Wire Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir. I have tried in my way to be free. Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old fashioned book. I have saved all my ribbons for thee. I...20. Boogie Street O Crown of Light, O Darkened One, I never thought we'd meet. You kiss my lips, and then you're gone:. I'm back on Boogie Street. A sip of wine, a cigarette, and then it's time to g...21. Born In Chains [SHARON, HATTIE AND CHARLEY]. I was born. [LEONARD]. I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt. I was bound to a burden, but the burden it was raised. Oh Lord I can no longer keep this secret....22. By The Rivers Dark By the rivers dark. I wandered on. I lived my life. in Babylon. And I did forget. My holy song:. And I had no strength. In Babylon. By the rivers dark. Where I could not see. Who was waiting there. Wh...23. Came So Far For Beauty I came so far for beauty left. so much behind. My patience and my family. My masterpiece unsigned. I thought I'd be rewarded. For such a lonely choice. And surely she would answer. To such a very...24. Chant Des Partisans When they poured across the border. I was cautioned to surrender, This I could not do;. I took my gun and vanished. I have changed my name so often, I have lost my wife and children. but I have many f...25. Chelsea Hotel #2 I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel, you were talking so brave and so sweet, giving me head on the unmade bed, while the limousines wait in the street. Those were the reasons and that was New Yor...26. Choices I've had choices since the day that I was born. There were voices that told me right from wrong. If I had listened, no I wouldn't be here today. Living and dying with the choices I've m...27. Closing Time Ah we're drinking and we're dancing. and the band is really happening. and the Johnny Walker wisdom running high. And my very sweet companion. she's the Angel of Compassion. she's...28. Come Healing O gather up the brokenness. And bring it to me now. The fragrance of those promises. You never dared to vow. The splinters that you carry. The cross you left behind. Come healing of the body. Come hea...29. Coming Back To You Maybe I'm still hurting. I can't turn the other cheek. But you know that I still love you. It's just that I can't speak. I looked for you in everyone. And they called me on that to...30. Crazy To Love I had to go crazy to love you. Had to go down to the pit. Had to do time in the tower. Now I'm too tired to quit. I had to go crazy to love you. You who were never the one. Whom I chased through...31. Crazy To Love You I had to go crazy to love you. Had to go down to the pit. Had to do time in the tower. Now I'm too tired to quit. I had to go crazy to love you. You who were never the one. Whom I chased through...32. Dance Me To The End Of Love Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin. Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in. Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove. Dance me to the end of love. Danc...33. Dear Heather Dear Heather. Please walk by me again. With a drink in your hand. And your legs all white. From the winter...34. Death Of A Ladies' Man Ah the man she wanted all her life was hanging by a thread. "I never even knew how much I wanted you," she said. His muscles they were numbered and his style was obsolete. "O baby, I ha...35. Democracy It's coming through a hole in the air, from those nights in Tiananmen Square. It's coming from the feel. that this ain't exactly real, or it's real, but it ain't exactly there...36. Diamonds In The Mine The woman in blue, she's asking for revenge, man in white -- that's you -- says he has no friends. The river is swollen up with rusty cans. and the trees are burning in your promised land. A...37. Did I Ever Love You? Did I ever love you. Did I ever need you. Did I ever fight you. Did I ever want to. Did I ever leave you. Was I ever able. Are we still leaning. Across the old table. Did I ever love you. Was it ever...38. Different Sides We find ourselves on different sides. Of a line nobody drew. Though it all may be one in the higher eye. Down here where we live it is two. I to my side call the meek and the mild. You to your side ca...39. Don't Go Home With Your Hard-on I was born in a beauty salon. My father was a dresser of hair. My mother was a girl you could call on. When you called she was always there. When you called she was always there. When you called she w...40. Dress Rehearsal Rag Four o'clock in the afternoon. and I didn't feel like very much. I said to myself, "Where are you golden boy, where is your famous golden touch?". I thought you knew where. all of...41. Everybody Knows Everybody knows that the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows that the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The...42. Famous Blue Raincoat It's four in the morning. The end of December. I'm writing you now. To see if you're better. New York was cold. But I like where I'm living. There's music on Clinton Street. A...43. Field Commander Cohen Field Commander Cohen, he was our most important spy. Wounded in the line of duty, parachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail parties, urging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles. Leave it all an...44. Fingerprints I touched you once too often. Now I don't know who I am. My fingerprints were missing. When I wiped away the jam. Yes I called my fingerprints all night. But they don't seem to care. The las...45. First We Take Manhattan They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom. For trying to change the system from within. I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them. First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin. I'm g...46. Go No More A-roving [Dedicated to Irving Layton]. So we'll go no more a-roving. So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its sheath, And th...47. Going Home I love to speak with Leonard. He’s a sportsman and a shepherd. He’s a lazy bastard. Living in a suit. But he does say what I tell him. Even though it isn’t welcome. He will never/...48. Got a Little Secret I've got a little secret. You've got to promise not to tell. I said I've got a little secret. I've got a little secret. You've got to promise not to tell. I said I've got...49. Hallelujah Well I heard there was a secret chord. That David played and it pleased the Lord. But you don't really care for music, do you?. Well it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth. The minor fall and t...50. Hallelujah (Cohen LIve Version) Baby I've been here before. I know this room, I walked this floor. I used to live alone here before I knew ya. Yeah and I've seen your flag on the marble arch. But listen love; love is not s...51. Happens To The Heart I was always working steady. But I never called it art. I got my shit together. Meeting Christ and reading Marx. It failed my little fire. But it's bright the dying spark. Go tell the young messi...52. Heart With No Companion I greet you from the other side. Of sorrow and despair. With a love so vast and shattered. It will reach you everywhere. And I sing this for the captain. Whose ship has not been built. For the mother...53. Here It Is Here is your crown. And your seal and rings;. And here is your love. For all things. Here is your cart, And your cardboard and piss;. And here is your love. For all of this. May everyone live, And may...54. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye I loved you in the morning. Our kisses deep and warm. Your head upon the pillow. Like a sleepy golden storm. Yes, many loved before us. I know that we are not new, In city and in forest. They smiled l...55. Humbled In Love Do you remember all of those pledges. That we pledged in the passionate night. Ah they're soiled now, they're torn at the edges. Like moths on a still yellow light. No penance serves to rene...56. Hunter's Lullaby Your father's gone a-hunting. He's deep in the forest so wild. And he cannot take his wife with him. He cannot take his child. Your father's gone a-hunting. In the quicksand and the cla...57. I Came So Far For Beauty I came so far for beauty. I left so much behind. My patience and my family. My masterpiece unsigned. I thought I'd be rewarded. For such a lonely choice. And surely she would answer. To such a ve...58. I Can't Forget I stumbled out of bed. I got ready for the struggle. I smoked a cigarette. And I tightened up my gut. I said this can't be me. Must be my double. And I can't forget, I can't forget. I c...59. I Left A Woman Waiting I left a woman waiting. I met her sometime later. She said, I see your eyes are dead. What happened to you, lover?. What happened to you, my lover?. What happened to you, lover?. What happened to you?...60. I Tried to Leave You I tried to leave you, I don't deny. I closed the book on us, at least a hundred times. I'd wake up every morning by your side. The years go by, you lose your pride. The baby's crying, s...61. I'm Your Man If you want a lover. I'll do anything you ask me to. And if you want another kind of love. I'll wear a mask for you. If you want a partner. Take my hand. Or if you want to strike me down in...62. If I Didn't Have Your Love If the sun would lose its light. And we lived an endless night. And there was nothing left that you could feel. That's how it would be. What my life would seem to me. If I didn't have your l...63. If It Be Your Will If it be your will. That I speak no more. And my voice be still. As it was before. I will speak no more. I shall abide until. I am spoken for. If it be your will. If it be your will. That a voice be t...64. Improvisation instrumental...65. In My Secret Life I saw you this morning. You were moving so fast. Can't seem to loosen my grip. On the past. And I miss you so much. There's no one in sight. And we're still making love. In my secret li...66. Iodine I needed you, I knew I was in danger. of losing what I used to think was mine. You let me love you till I was a failure, You let me love you till I was a failure --. Your beauty on my bruise like iodi...67. Is This What You Wanted You were the promise at dawn, I was the morning after. You were Jesus Christ my Lord, I was the money lender. You were the sensitive woman, I was the very reverend Freud. You were the manual orgasm, I...68. It Seemed The Better Way Seemed the better way. When first I heard him speak. Now it's much too late. To turn the other cheek. Sounded like the truth. Seemed the better way. Sounded like the truth. But it's not the...69. It's Torn I see you in windows that open so wide. There's nothing beyond them and no one inside. You kick off your sandals and shake out your hair. The salt on your shoulders like sparks in the air. There&...70. Jazz Police Can you tell me why the bells are ringing?. Nothing's happened in a million years. I've been sitting here since Wednesday morning. Wednesday morning can't believe my ears. Jazz police a...71. Joan Of Arc Now the flames they followed Joan of Arc. as she came riding through the dark;. no moon to keep her armour bright, no man to get her through this very smoky night. She said, "I'm tired of th...72. La Manic Si tu savais comme on s'ennuie à la Manic. Tu m'écrirais bien plus souvent à la Manicouagan. Parfois je pense à toi si fort. Je récrée ton âme et ton corps...73. Lady Midnight I came by myself to a very crowded place;. I was looking for someone who had lines in her face. I found her there but she was past all concern;. I asked her to hold me, I said, "Lady, unfold me,&...74. Last Year's Man The rain falls down on last year's man, that's a jew's harp on the table, that's a crayon in his hand. And the corners of the blueprint are ruined since they rolled. far past the s...75. Leaving Green Sleeves Alas, my love, you did me wrong, to cast me out discourteously, for I have loved you so long, delighting in your very company. Now if you intend to show me disdain, don't you know it all the more...76. Leaving The Table I'm leaving the table. I'm out of the game. I don't know the people. In your picture frame. If I ever loved you or no, no. It's a crying shame if I ever loved you. If I knew your n...77. Light as the Breeze She stands before you naked. you can see it, you can taste it, and she comes to you light as the breeze. Now you can drink it or you can nurse it, it don't matter how you worship. as long as you&...78. Listen To The Hummingbird Listen to the hummingbird. Whose wings you cannot see. Listen to the hummingbird. Don't listen to me. Listen to the butterfly. Whose days but number three. Listen to the butterfly. Don't lis...79. Love Calls You by Your Name You thought that it could never happen. to all the people that you became, your body lost in legend, the beast so very tame. But here, right here, between the birthmark and the stain, between the ocea...80. Love Itself The light came through the window, Straight from the sun above, And so inside my little room. There plunged the rays of Love. In streams of light I clearly saw. The dust you seldom see, Out of which t...81. Lover Lover Lover I asked my father, I said, "Father change my name. ". The one I'm using now it's covered up. with fear and filth and cowardice and shame. Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover,...82. Lullaby I can't break the code. Of our frozen love. It's too late to know. What the password was. If your heart is torn, I don't wonder why. If the night is long, Here's my lullaby. Here&a...83. Master Song I believe that you heard your master sing. when I was sick in bed. I suppose that he told you everything. that I keep locked away in my head. Your master took you travelling, well at least that's...84. Memories Frankie Lane, he was singing Jezebel. I pinned an Iron Cross to my lapel. I walked up to the tallest and the blondest girl. I said, Look, you don't know me now but very soon you will. So won&apos...85. Minute Prologue I've been listening. to all the dissention. I've been listening. to all the pain. And I feel that no matter. what I do for you, it's going to come back again. But I think that I can hea...86. Morning Glory No words this time?. No words. No, there are times when nothing can be done. Not this time. Is it censorship?. Is it censorship?. No, it's evaporation. No, it's evaporation. Is this leading...87. Moving On I loved your face I loved your hair. Your t-shirts and your evening-wear. As for the world the job the war. I ditched them all to love you more. And now you're gone, now you're gone. As if t...88. My Oh My Wasn't hard to love you. Didn't have to try. Wasn't hard to love you. Didn't have to try. Held you for a little while. My Oh My Oh My. Drove you to the station. Never asked you why...89. Never Any Good I was never any good at loving you. I was never any good at coming. through for you. You're going to feel much better. When you cut me loose forever. I was never any good. Never any good. I was n...90. Never Gave Nobody Trouble Couldn't pay the mortgage. And it broke my baby's heart. I couldn't pay the mortgage. It broke my baby's heart. I never gave nobody trouble. But it ain't too late to start!. D...91. Nevermind The war was lost. The treaty signed. I was not caught. I crossed the line. I was not caught. Though many tried. I live among you. Well disguised. I had to leave. My life behind. I dug some graves. You...92. Night Comes On I went down to the place. Where I knew she lay waiting. Under the marble and the snow. I said, Mother I'm frightened. The thunder and the lightning. I'll never come through this alone. She s...93. Nightingale [Dedicated to Carl Anderson (1945-2004)]. I built my house beside the wood. So I could hear you singing. And it was sweet and it was good. And love was all beginning. Fare thee well my nightingale. &a...94. On That Day Some people say. It's what we deserve. For sins against g-d. For crimes in the world. I wouldn't know. I'm just holding the fort. Since that day. They wounded New York. Some people say....95. On The Level I knew that it was wrong. I didn't have a doubt. I was dying to get back home. And you were starting out. I said I'd best be moving on. You said we have all day. You smiled at me like I was...96. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong I lit a thin green candle. to make you jealous of me. but the room just filled with mosquitos. they heard that my body was free. then I took the dus from a long sleepless night. and I put it in your l...97. Our Lady Of Solitude All summer long she touched me. She gathered in my soul. From many a thorn, from many thickets. Her fingers, like a weaver's. Quick and cool. And the light came from her body. And the night went...98. Paper Thin Hotel The walls of this hotel are paper-thin. Last night I heard you making love to him. The struggle mouth to mouth and limb to limb. The grunt of unity when he came in. I stood there with my ear against t...99. Passing Through I saw adam leave the garden with an apple in his hand, I said "now you're out, what are you going to do? ". "plant some crops and pray for rain, maybe raise a little cane. I'm...100. Please Don't Pass Me by (A Disgrace) I was walking in New York City and I brushed up. against the man in front of me. I felt a cardboard. placard on his back. And when we passed a. streetlight, I could read it, it said "Please. do...101. Puppets German puppets burned the Jews. Jewish puppets did not choose. Puppet vultures eat the dead. Puppet corpses they are fed. Puppet winds and puppet waves. Puppet sailors in their graves. Puppet flower,...102. Queen Victoria Queen Victoria, My father and all his tobacco loved you, I love you too in all your forms, the slim and lovely virgin floating among German beer, the mean governess of the huge pink maps, the solitary...103. Samson In New Orleans You said that you were with me. You said you were my friend. Did you really love the city. Or did you just pretend. You said you loved her secrets. And her freedoms hid away. She was better than Ameri...104. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone, looking ate the Late Late show. through a semi-precious stone. In the House of Honesty. her father was on trial, in the House of Mystery. there was no one at all...105. Show Me The Place Show me the place where you want your slave to go. Show me the place I’ve forgotten I don’t know. Show me the place for my head is bending low. Show me the place where you want your slav...106. Sing Another Song, Boys Ah his fingernails, I see they're broken, his ships they're all on fire. The moneylender's lovely little daughter. ah, she's eaten, she's eaten with desire. She spies him thro...107. Sisters Of Mercy Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone. They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on. And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song. Oh...108. Slow I'm slowing down the tune. I never liked it fast. You want to get there soon. I want to get there last. It's not because I'm old. It's not the life I led. I always liked it slow. T...109. So Long, Marianne (from the album 'Songs Of Leonard Cohen'). Come over to the window, my little darling, I'd like to try to read your palm. I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy. before I let you...110. Steer Your Way Steer your way past the ruins of the Altar and the Mall. Steer your way through the fables of Creation and The Fall. Steer your way past the Palaces that rise above the rot. Year by year, month by mon...111. Stories Of The Street The stories of the street are mine. The Spanish voices laugh. The Cadillacs go creeping down. Through the night and the poison gas. I lean from my window sill. in this old hotel I chose. Yes, one hand...112. Story Of Isaac The door it opened slowly, my father he came in,was nine years old. And he stood so tall above me, his blue eyes they were shining. and his voice was very cold. He said, "I've had a vision....113. Stranger Song It's true that all the men you knew were dealers. who said they were through with dealing. Every time you gave them shelter. I know that kind of man. It's hard to hold the hand of anyone. wh...114. String Reprise / Treaty [Instrumental]. I wish there was a treaty we could sign. It's over now, the water and the wine. We were broken then but now we're borderline. And I wish there was a treaty. I wish there was...115. Suzanne Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river. You can hear the boats go by, You can spend the night beside her. And you know she's half crazy, But that's why you want to be there. And...116. Tacoma Trailer instrumental....117. Take This Longing Many men have loved the bells. you fastened to the rein, and everyone who wanted you. they found what they will always want again. Your beauty lost to you yourself. just as it was lost to them. Oh tak...118. Take This Waltz Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women. There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry. There's a lobby with nine hundred windows. There's a tree where the doves go to die. There&apos...119. Teachers (from the album 'SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN'). I met a woman long ago. her hair the black that black can go, Are you a teacher of the heart?. Soft she answered no. I met a girl across the sea, h...120. Tennessee Waltz I was dancing with my darlin’. to the Tennessee Waltz. When an old friend I happened to see. Introduced him to my loved one. and while they were waltzing. My friend stole my sweetheart from me....121. Thanks for the Dance Thanks for the dance. I'm sorry you're tired. The evening has hardly begun. Thanks for the dance. Try to look inspired. One two three, one two three one. There's a rose in your hair. Yo...122. That Don't Make It Junk I fought against the bottle, But I had to do it drunk –. Took my diamond to the pawnshop –. But that don’t make it junk. I know that I...123. The Butcher I came upon a butcher, he was slaughtering a lamb, I accused him there. with his tortured lamb. He said, "Listen to me, child, I am what I am and you, you are my only son. ". Well, I found a...124. The Captain Now the captain called me to his bed. He fumbled for my hand. "take these silver bars" he said. "I'm giving you command". "command of what, there's no one here. Ther...125. The Darkness I caught the darkness. It was drinking from your cup. I got the darkness. From your little golden cup. I said is this contagious?. You said "Just drink it up". I've got no future. I kno...126. The Faith ". [Based on a Quebec folk song]. The sea so deep and blind. The sun, the wild regret. The club, the wheel, the mind, O love, aren't you tired yet?. The club, the wheel, the mind. O love, ar...127. The Future Give me back my broken night. my mirrored room, my secret life. it's lonely here, there's no one left to torture. Give me absolute control. over every living soul. And lie beside me, baby, t...128. The Future (live In London) The Future. from Live In London (2 CD). LYRICS. Give me back my broken night. my mirrored room, my secret life. it's lonely here, there's no one left to torture. Give me absolute control. ov...129. The Goal I can't leave my house. Or answer the phone. I'm going down again. But I'm not alone. Settling at last. Accounts of the soul. This for the trash. That paid in full. As for the fall - it...130. The Great Event It's going to happen very soon. The great event which will end the horror. Which will end the sorrow. Next tuesday, when the sun goes down. I will play the moonlight sonata backwards. This will r...131. The Guests One by one, the guests arrive. The guests are coming through. The open-hearted many. The broken-hearted few. And no one knows where the night is going. And no one knows why the wine is flowing. Oh lov...132. The Gypsy's Wife And where, where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight. I've heard all the wild reports, they can't be right. But whose head is this she's dancing with on the threshing floor. whose darkness...133. The Hills I can make the hills. The system is shot. I'm living on pills. For which I thank G-d. My animal howls. My angel's upset. But I'm not allowed. A trace of regret. For someone will use. Th...134. The Land Of Plenty Don't really know who sent me. To raise my voice and say:. May the lights in The Land of Plenty. Shine on the truth some day. I don't know why I come here, Knowing as I do, What you really t...135. The Law How many times did you call me. And I knew it was late. I left everybody. But I never went straight. I don't claim to be guilty. But I do understand. There's a Law, there's an Arm, ther...136. The Letters You never liked to get. The letters that I sent. But now you've got the gist. Of what my letters meant. You're reading them again, The ones you didn't burn. You press them to your lips,...137. The Lost Canadian A wandering Canadian, banned from his hearths, travelled while crying. travelled while crying. in foreign lands. One day, sad and pensive, sitting by the flowing waters, to the fleeing current. he add...138. The Night Of Santiago She said she was a maiden. That wasn't what I heard. For the sake of conversation. I took her at her word. The lights went out behind us. The fireflies undressed. The broken sidewalk ended. I tou...139. The Old Revolution I finally broke into the prison, I found my place in the chain. Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows, all the brave young men. they're waiting now to see a signal. which some killer will be l...140. The Partisan The Partisan. When they poured across the border. I was cautioned to surrender, This i could not do;. I took my gun and vanished. I have changed my name so often, I've lost my wife and children....141. The Road To Hell Stood still on a highway. I saw a woman. By the side of the road. With a face that I knew like my own. Reflected in my window. Well she walked up to my quarterlight. And she bent down real slow. A fea...142. The Smokey Life I've never seen your eyes so wide. I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied. Elsewhere is your feast of love. I know . where long ago we agreed to keep it light. So lets be married...143. The Stranger Song (from the album 'SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN'). It's true that all the men you knew were dealers. who said they were through with dealing. Every time you gave them shelter. I know that kind...144. The Traitor Now the Swan it floated on the English river. Ah the Rose of High Romance it opened wide. A sun tanned woman yearned me through the summer. and the judges watched us from the other side. I told my mot...145. The Window Why do you stand by the window. Abandoned to beauty and pride. The thorn of the night in your bosom. The spear of the age in your side. Lost in the rages of fragrance. Lost in the rags of remorse. Los...146. There For You When it all went down. And the pain came through. I get it now. I was there for you. Don't ask me how. I know it's true. I get it now. I was there for you. I make my plans. Like I always do....147. There Is A War There is a war between the rich and poor, a war between the man and the woman. There is a war between the ones who say there is a war. and the ones who say there isn't. Why don't you come on...148. To A Teacher [Dedicated to A. M. Klein (1909-1972)]. Hurt once and for all into silence. A long pain ending without a song to prove it. Who could stand beside you so close to Eden, When you glinted in every eye...149. Tonight Will Be Fine Sometimes I find I get to thinking of the past. We swore to each other then that our love would surely last. You kept right on loving, I went on a fast, now I am too thin and your love is too vast. Bu...150. Tower of Song Well my friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in the places where I used to play. And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on. I'm just paying my rent every day. Oh in the Tower...151. Traveling Light I'm traveling light. It's au revoir. My once so bright, my fallen star. I'm running late, they'll close the bar. I used to play one mean guitar. I guess I'm just somebody who....152. Treaty I've seen you change the water into wine. I've seen you change it back to water, too. I sit at your table every night. I try but I just don't get high with you. I wish there was a treat...153. True Love Leaves No Traces As the mist leaves no scar. On the dark green hill. So my body leaves no scar. On you and never will. Through windows in the dark. The children come, the children go. Like arrows with no targets. Like...154. Undertow I set out one night. When the tide was low. There were signs in the sky. But I did not know. I'd be caught in the grip. Of the undertow. Ditched on a beach. Where the sea hates to go. With a chil...155. Villanelle For Our Time From bitter searching of the heart, Quickened with passion and with pain. We rise to play a greater part. This is the faith from which we start:. Men shall know commonwealth again. From bitter searchi...156. Waiting For The Miracle Baby, I've been waiting, I've been waiting night and day. I didn't see the time, I waited half my life away. There were lots of invitations. and I know you sent me some, but I was waiti...157. What Happens To The Heart I was always working steady. But I never called it art. I got my shit together. Meeting christ and reading marx. It failed my little fire. But it's bright the dying spark. Go tell the young messi...158. Who By Fire And who by fire, who by water, who in the sunshine, who in the night time, who by high ordeal, who by common trial, who in your merry merry month of may, who by very slow decay, and who shall I say is...159. Why Don't You Try Why don't you try to do without him?. Why don't you try to live alone?. Do you really need his hands for your passion?. Do you really need his heart for your throne?. Do you need his labour...160. Winter Lady Trav'ling lady, stay awhile. until the night is over. I'm just a station on your way, I know I'm not your lover. Well I lived with a child of snow. when I was a soldier, and I fought ev...161. Woke Up This Morning You woke up this morning. Got yourself a gun, Mama always said you'd be. The Chosen One. She said: You're one in a million. You've got to burn to shine, But you were born under a bad si...162. You Got Me Singing You got me singing. Even tho' the news is bad. You got me singing. The only song I ever had. You got me singing. Ever since the river died. You got me thinking. Of the places we could hide. You g...163. You Have Loved Enough I said I'd be your lover. You laughed at what I said. I lost my job forever. I was counted with the dead. I swept the marble chambers, But you sent me down below. You kept me from believing. Unti...164. You Know Who I Am I cannot follow you, my love, you cannot follow me. I am the distance you put between. all of the moments that we will be. You know who I am, you've stared at the sun, well I am the one who loves...165. You Want It Darker? If you were the Dealer, I'm out of the game. If you were the healer, It means I'm broken and lame. If thine is the glory, Then mine must be the shame. You want it darker?. We killed the flam...