CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY

LEONARD COHEN

Lyrics and music:Leonard Cohen, John Lissauer

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I came so far for be auty

I l eft so m uch b ehind

My p atience and my fam ily

My m asterpiece unsig ned

I thought I' d be rewa rded

For su ch a lo nely choi ce

And s urely s he would ans wer

To su ch a very ho peless vo ice

I p racticed on my sainthood

I g ave to one and a ll

But the ru mours o f my vi rtue

They mov ed her not at al l

I ch anged my style to s ilver

I chan ged my clothes to bla ck

And whe re I wou ld surre nder

Ah no w I w ould att ack

I st ormed the old casin o

For the mon ey and the fl esh

And I my self decided

What was rot ten and wh at was fre sh

And m en to do my bid ding

And bro ken bones to te ach

The va lue of my par don

The s hadow o f my r each

But no I could not touch h er

With su ch a heavy h and

Her st ar bey ond my or der

Her nak ednes s unmann ed

I c ame so f ar for beaut y

I l eft so mu ch be hind

My p atience a nd my fami ly

My ma sterpie ce unsi gned

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