©Leonard Cohen, released on New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974)
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I tried to leave you, I don't deny
I closed the book on us, at least a hundred times.
I'd wake up every morning by your side.
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The years go by, you lose your pride.
The baby's crying, so you do not go outside,
and all your work it's right before your eyes.
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Goodnight, my darling, I hope you're satisfied,
the bed is kind of narrow, but my arms are open wide.
And here's a man still working for your smile.
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