Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire



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.