Lyrics The Stranger Song.lrc Leonard Cohen
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[ar: Leonard Cohen]
[al: Songs Of Leonard Cohen]
[ti: The Stranger Song]
[length: 04:59]
[00:04.21]It’s true that all the men you knew were dealers
[00:08.19]Who said they were through with dealing
[00:10.60]Every time you gave them shelter
[00:14.95]I know that kind of man
[00:17.15]It’s hard to hold the hand of anyone
[00:20.25]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender
[00:25.25]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender
[00:31.48]And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind
[00:35.42]You find he did not leave you very much, not even laughter
[00:41.82]Like any dealer, he was watching for the card
[00:45.93]That is so high and wild
[00:48.38]He’ll never need to deal another
[00:52.23]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
[00:57.00]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
[01:03.12]And then leaning on your window sill
[01:06.13]He’ll say one day you caused his will
[01:09.08]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter
[01:13.67]And then taking from his wallet
[01:16.36]An old schedule of trains, he’ll say
[01:19.19]”I told you when I came, I was a stranger”
[01:24.03]”I told you when I came, I was a stranger”
[01:30.27]But now another stranger seems
[01:33.36]To want you to ignore his dreams
[01:35.95]As though they were the burden of some other
[01:40.73]Oh, you’ve seen that man before
[01:42.95]His golden arm dispatching cards
[01:45.24]But now it’s rusted from the elbow to the finger
[01:50.90]And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter
[01:55.96]Yes, he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter
[02:02.27]Ah, you hate to watch another tired man
[02:05.81]Lay down his hand
[02:07.38]Like he was giving up the holy game of poker
[02:12.96]And while he talks his dreams to sleep
[02:15.31]You notice there’s a highway
[02:17.73]That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder
[02:22.81]It’s curling just like smoke above his shoulder
[02:29.37]You tell him to come in, sit down
[02:32.29]But something makes you turn around
[02:34.59]The door is open, you can’t close your shelter
[02:39.49]You try the handle of the road
[02:41.92]It opens, do not be afraid
[02:44.53]It’s you, my love, you, who are the stranger
[02:49.68]And it’s you, my love, you, who are the stranger
[02:55.75]Well, I’ve been waiting, I was sure
[02:58.54]We’d meet between the trains we’re waiting for
[03:01.70]I think it’s time to board another
[03:06.49]Please, understand, I never had a secret chart
[03:10.02]To get me to the heart of this or any other matter
[03:16.48]When he talks like this, you don’t know what he’s after
[03:21.45]When he speaks like this, you don’t know what he’s after
[03:27.42]Let’s meet tomorrow, if you choose
[03:30.71]Upon the shore, beneath the bridge
[03:33.62]That they are building on some endless river
[03:38.49]Then he leaves the platform for the sleeping car that’s warm
[03:42.57]You realize he’s only advertising one more shelter
[03:48.65]And it comes to you, he never was a stranger
[03:53.84]And you say, “Okay, the bridge or someplace later”
[04:00.41]And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind
[04:04.25]You find he did not leave you very much, not even laughter
[04:10.50]Like any dealer, he was watching for the card
[04:14.88]That is so high and wild
[04:16.87]He’ll never need to deal another
[04:20.88]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
[04:25.74]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger
[04:31.98]And leaning on your window sill
[04:35.12]He’ll say one day you caused his will
[04:38.05]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter
[04:42.86]And then taking from his wallet
[04:45.31]An old schedule of trains, he’ll say
[04:48.16]”I told you when I came, I was a stranger”
[04:53.05]”I told you when I came, I was a stranger”
[04:58.03]”I told you when I came I was a stranger”
[05:02.68]”I told you when I came I was a stranger”
[05:07.14]Year of Release: 1967