Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire lyrics
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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 If I, if I have been unkind 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? Oh like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choirhave tried in my way to be free.
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Author: Leonard Cohen
Composer: Leonard Cohen
Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Details:
Released in: 2011
Language: English
Covered by: Johnny Cash (2010)
Translations: French , Dutch
Appearing on: Greatest Hits (2007) , Above The Soul (1993) , The Presence (1993) , The Ladies Man In Concert (1993) , Blossoms Of Heaven, Ashes Of Hell (1998) , Live In London (2009) , Golden Highlights (1985) , Songs From The Road (2010) , Leonard Cohen (1989) , At The Beeb (1993) , First We Take Manhattan (1988) , Best , The Essential (2008) , Live At The BBC (1968) , Live At The BBC (1968) , Songs From A Room (1969) , The Best Of Leonard Cohen (1975) , Greatest Hits (2009) , The Best Early Years (1975) , Rare Songs (1979) , Diamonds In The Mine Field (1985) , So Long, Marianne (1989) , The Best Of Leonard Cohen (2003) , All Time Best (2011) , Live in Dublin (2014) , Hallelujah & Songs from His Albums (2022)
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- Country: Canada
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