like a bird on a wire
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
like a worm on the hook
like a knight from some old-fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
and if I have been unkind
I hope that you will just let it go by
and if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
like a babe 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 the pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
she cried to me hey,
why
not
ask
for
more?
like a bird on the wire
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
- :
- You Want It Darker
- The Classic Interview
- Popular Problems
- Live in Dublin
- Old Ideas
- Live In London
- Live From The Isle Of Wight
- Dear Heather
- Ten New Songs
- The Future
- Various Positions
- Recent Songs
- New Skin For The Old Ceremony
- Songs Of Love And Hate
- Songs from a Room
- Songs Of Leonard Cohen
- Miscellaneous
- Born To The Breed A Tribute To Judy Collins
- Live Songs
- You Want It Darker (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix)