I saw some people starving. There was murder, there was rape. Their villages were burning. They were trying to escape. I couldn't meet their glances. I was staring at my shoes.
Did I ever love you. Did I ever need you. Did I ever fight you. Did I ever want to. . Did I ever leave you. Was I ever able. Or are we still leaning. Across the old table.
You got me singing. Even tho' the news is bad. You got me singing. The only song I ever had. . You got me singing. Ever since the river died. You got me thinking.
[Verse 1: Leonard Cohen]. If you are the dealer. I'm out of the game. If you are the healer. It means I'm broken and lame. If thine is the glory then.
Seemed the better way. When first I heard him speak. Now it's much too late. To turn the other cheek. . Sounded like the truth. Seemed the better way.
If the sun would lose its light. And we lived an endless night. And there was nothing left. That you could feel. That's how it would be. My life would seem to me.
I'm slowing down the tune. I never liked it fast. You want to get there soon. I want to get there last. . It's not because I'm old. It's not the life I led.
You said that you were with me. You said you were my friend. Did you really love the city. Or did you just pretend. . You said you loved her secrets. And her freedoms hid away.
The war was lost. The treaty signed. I was not caught. I crossed the line. . I was not caught. Though many tried. I live among you. Well disguised. . I had to leave.