Intro : (2x)
It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the d esert
You're living for n othing now
I h ope you're keeping some kind of re cord
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your h air
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go cl ear
Did you ever go cle ar ?
Ah, the last time we saw you you lo oked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was to rn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to me et every train
And you came home without Lili Ma rlene
And you treated my woman to a fl ake of your life
And when she came b ack
She was nobody's wi fe
Well I see you there with the rose in your t eeth
One more thin gypsy t hief
Well I see Jane's a wake
She sends her rega rds
And what can I tell you my brother, m y killer
What can I possibly say ?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm g lad you stood in my way
If you ever come by here, for J ane or for m e
Well, your enemy i s sleeping,
And his woman is fr ee
Yes, and th anks, for the trouble you to ok from her eyes
I thought it was t here for good
So I never tr ied
And Ja ne came by with a lock of your ha ir
She said that you gave it to h er
That night that you planned to go c lear
Sincerely, L Co hen