Leonard Cohen - The stranger song
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Its true that all the men you knew were dealers, Who said
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they were through with dealing, Every time you gave them shelter. I
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know that kind of man. Its hard to hold the hand of anyone, Who is
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reaching for the sky just to surrender. Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.
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And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind, You
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find he did not leave you very much Not even laughter. Like
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any dealer he was watching for the card, that is so high and
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wild he'll never need to deal another. He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
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He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
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And then leaning on your window sill, He'll say one day you
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caused his will, To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter, And then
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taking from his wallet, An old schedule of trains he'll say, I
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told you when I came I was a stranger. I told you when I came I was a stranger.
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But now another stranger seems to want you to ig-
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nore his dreams as though they were the burden of some other. Oh You've
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seen that man before, His golden arm dispatching cards. But now it's
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rusted from the elbow to the finger. And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter.
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Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter.
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Ah you hate to watch another tired man, Lay down his
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hand, Like he was giving up the holy game of poker. And
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while he talks his dreams to sleep, You notice there's a highway That is
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curling up like smoke above his shoulder. It's curling just like smoke above his shoulder.
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You tell him to come in sit down, But something makes you
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turn around. The door is open you can't close your shelter. You
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try the handle of the road. It opens do not be afraid. It's
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you my love, you who are the stranger. It's you my love, you who are the stranger.
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But now another stranger seems to want you to ig-
G D D Em
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nore his dreams as though they were the burden of some other. Oh You've
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seen that man before, His golden arm dispatching cards. But now it's
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rusted from the elbow to the finger. And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter.
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Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter.
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Well I've been waiting I was sure, We'd meet between the
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trains we're waiting for. I think it's time to board another. Please
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understand I never had a secret chart, To get me to the
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heart of this, Or any other matter. When he talks like this you don't know what he's after.
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When he speaks like this, you don't know what he's after.
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Let's meet tomorrow if you choose. Upon the shore be-
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neath the bridge, That they are building on some endless river. Then he
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leaves the platform, For the sleeping car that's warm, You realize he's
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only advertising one more shelter. And it comes to you he never was a stranger.
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And you say okay the bridge or someplace later.
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And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind, You
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find he did not leave you very much Not even laughter. Like
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any dealer he was watching for the card, that is so high and
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wild he'll never need to deal another. He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
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He was just some Joseph looking for a manger.
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And then leaning on your window sill, He'll say one day you
G D D Em Em
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caused his will, To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter, And then
D D Em Em
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taking from his wallet, An old schedule of trains he'll say, I
D D Em Em D D Em
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told you when I came I was a stranger. I told you when I came I was a stranger.
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