BIRD ON THE WIRE

LEONARD COHEN

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Like a bi rd on the wir e, like a drunk in a midnight choir

I have tri ed in my way to be free

Like a wo rm on a hoo k, like a knigh t from some old-fashioned book

I have sa ved all my rib bons for thee

If I, if I have been unkin d

I hope that you can just let it go by

If I, if I have been untrue ,

I hope you know it was never to you .

Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn

I have torn everyone who reached out for me.

But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong

I will make it all up to thee.

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch

He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."

And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,

She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more ?"

Like a bi rd on the wir e, like a drunk in a midnight choir

I have tri ed in my way to be free

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Bird on the Wire

Leonard Cohen

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Last modifications: 2008-10-21