©Leonard Cohen, released on Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)
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Trav'ling lady, stay awhile
until the night is over.
I'm just a station on your way,
I know I'm not your lover.
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Well I lived with a child of snow
when I was a soldier,
and I fought every man for her
until the nights grew colder.
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She used to wear her hair like you
except when she was sleeping,
and then she'd weave it on a loom
of smoke and gold and breathing.
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And why are you so quiet now
standing there in the doorway?
You chose your journey long before
you came upon this highway.
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Trav'ling lady stay awhile
until the night is over.
I'm just a station on your way,
I know I'm not your lover.
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