©Leonard Cohen, released on Bonus tracks on 2007 reissues
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I remember the promise
That you made in the barn
When the kittens were born
And you could not keep warm
.
So you moved away the mountain
That the sun rose behind
And you said yourself a prayer
And laid down with the blind
.
But you lost them in your freedom
And you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory
Of everybody's child
.
And the vow of compassion
That you swore through your teeth
When the war began to end
And the photographs weep
.
Well, nobody blames you
As the train pulls away
With its cargo of snow
For these German paper-weights
.
But you lost them in your freedom
And you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory
Of everybody's child
.
Well, its five in the morning
There's no one home
Except for your wife
And your child on the phone
.
Somebody's got to listen
To a promise or two
Oh, this room is far too small
For a pilgrim like you
.
But you lost them in your freedom
And you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory
Of everybody's child
.
So, now that you've decided
To follow the sun
Like a shadow of birds
Or a King on the run
.
Oh, your chains are too dark
For the seas you must swim
You're smiling at the seaweed
But your smile is too grim
.
But you lost them in your freedom
And you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory
Of everybody's child
.
Blessed is the memory
Of everybody's child
Blessed is the memory
Of everybody's child
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