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Bad Liver and a Broken Heart

Well I got a bad liver and a broken heart
yea I drunk me a river since you tore me apart
and I don't have a drinking problem
cept when I can't get a drink
And I wish you'd a known her
we were quite a pair
she was sharp as a razor
and soft as a prayer
so welcome to the continuing saga
she was my better half
and I was just a dog
and so here am I slumped
I been chippied I been chumped
on my stool
so buy this fool, some spirits and libations
it's these railroad station bars
with all these conductors and the porters
and I'm all out of quarters
and this epitaph is the aftermath
yea I choose my path
hey come on Cath, he's a lawyer,
he ain't the one for ya
and no the moon ain't romantic
it's intimidating as hell
and some guy's trying to sell
me a watch
And so I'll meet you at the
bottom of a bottle of
bargain Scotch
I got me a bottle and a dream
it's so maudlin it seems

you can name your poison
go on ahead and make some noise
I ain't sentimental
this ain't a purchase it's a rental
and it's purgatory, hey
what's your story, well
I don't even care
cause I got my own double-cross to bear

and I'll see your Red Label
and I'll raise you one more
and you can pour me a cab,
I just can't drink no more
cause it don't douse the flames
that are started by dames
It ain't like asbestos
it don't do nothing but
rest us assured
and substantiate the rumors
that you've heard.

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Posted by: M

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

I saw her today at a reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
And if you try sometime you find
You get what you need
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need
Oh yeah, hey hey hey, oh...
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We’re gonna vent our frustration
If we don’t we’re gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it to me now...
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
Oh baby, yeah, yeah!
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
You can’t always get what you want, no!
You can’t always get what you want (tell ya baby)
You can’t always get what you want (no)
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
Oh yes! Woo!
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!
Oh yeah!
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
You can’t always get what you want (no, no baby)
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need, ah yes...

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Posted by: M 

Temptation

Rusted brandy in a diamond glass
everything is made from dreams
time is made from honey slow and sweet
only the fools know what it means
temptation, temptation, temptation
oh, temptation, temptation, I can’t resist
I know that she is made of smoke
but I’ve lost my wayy
she knows that I am broke
so that I must play
temptation, temptation, temptation
oh, whoa, temptation, temptation, I can’t resist
Dutch pink and Italian blue
she is waiting there for you
my will has disappeared
now my confusions oh so clear
temptation, temptation, temptation
whoa, whoa, temptation, temptation
I can’t reisist

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Posted by: M

Sound of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend,
I’ve come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left it’s seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
’neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one deared
Disturb the sound of silence.

Fools said i,you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you.
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon God they made.
And the sign flashed out it’s warning,
In the words that it was forming.
And the signs said, the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.
And whisper’d in the sounds of silence.

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Posted by: M

Days are tired

Marlango

Strange little girl, like all the rest
Almost the end, but not quite
Still waiting for my birthday cake
To make a bite and choke on time

Days are lazy
Days are wasted
As I am

Open the windows i want to see
My possessions going on excursions
Let’s brake the china ’cos there will be no cake
I forget why we celebrate

Days are lazy
Days are wasted
As I am

My teeth hurt, my obligations too
All tomorrows are full of sorrows
My hips ache, my laundry too
The afternoons and the things to do

Days are lazy
Days are tired
Days are wasted and lame
As I am

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Posted by: M

I should have known better

I should have known better with a girl like you
That I would love everything that you do
And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do.
Whoa, woah, I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me;
Can’t you see, can’t you see?
That when I tell you that I love you, oh,
You’re gonna say you love me too, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, oh,
And when I ask you to be mine,
You’re gonna say you love me too.

So, oh, I should have realized a lot of things before
If this is love you’ve got to give me more
Give me more, hey hey hey, give me more
Whoa, whoa, I never realized what a kiss could be
This could only happen to me
Can’t you see, can’t you see?
And when I tell you that I love you, oh
You’re gonna say you love me too, oh
And when I ask you to be mine,
You’re gonna say you love me too,
You love me too
You love me too

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Posted by: M.

POOR BOY
Chester Burnett, alias Howlin’ Wolf

Well I’m a poor boy, long way from home.
Well I’m a poor boy, long way from home.
No spending money in my pocket, no spare meat on my bone.

Now, people ask me, "what does a poor boy do?"
Now, people ask me, "what does a poor boy do?"
Poor boy sews patches on his clothes,
Stuffs newspaper in his shoes.

I’m goin’ back to Chicago, man, that’s where I’m from.
I’m goin’ back to Chicago, man, that’s where I’m from.
I got so many friends in Chicago,
Place just can’t do me no harm.

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Posted by: M

I’m Your Man
Leonard Cohen



If you want a lover
I’ll do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I’ll wear a mask for you
If you want a partner
Take my hand
Or if you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
I’m your man
If you want a boxer
I will step into the ring for you
And if you want a doctor
I’ll examine every inch of you
If you want a driver
Climb inside
Or if you want to take me for a ride
You know you can
I’m your man

Ah, the moon’s too bright
The chain’s too tight
The beast won’t go to sleep
I’ve been running through these promises to you
That I made and I could not keep
Ah but a man never got a woman back
Not by begging on his knees
Or I’d crawl to you baby
And I’d fall at your feet
And I’d howl at your beauty
Like a dog in heat
And I’d claw at your heart
And I’d tear at your sheet
I’d say please, please
I’m your man

And if you’ve got to sleep
A moment on the road
I will steer for you
And if you want to work the street alone
I’ll disappear for you
If you want a father for your child
Or only want to walk with me a while
Across the sand
I’m your man

If you want a lover
I’ll do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I’ll wear a mask for you
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Posted by: M

Abrazado a la tristeza

He salido a la calle abrazado a la tristeza:
vi lo que no mira nadie y me dio vergüenza y pena.
Soledad que te pegas a mi alma
en la dulce soledad de este campo de otoño.
No hay momentos de sosiego.
Rebeldía pura de amores sin amores.
Ilusiones puras y puros conformismos
intentando levantar el espíritu nostálgico
de querer estar contigo y nunca estarlo.

Los llantos desconsolados que estrangulan las gargantas;
los ancianos encorvados: parece que la tierra les llama.

Volverás de vez en cuando a estas tierras agrietadas
y verás de nuevo a quien te ama borracho;
borracho de amores y libertades.
Y también de vinos por olvidarte. Borracho...

Me da pena que se admire el valor en la batalla;
menos mal que con los rifles no se matan las palabras.

Y si surgen saludos y palabras
tal vez notes la dureza de mi estilo
queriendo no herirte en nada,
y en mi soledad sólo herirme yo mismo.

La justicia está arrestada por orden de la avaricia;
el dinero que te salva es el mismo que te asesina.

Y verás sin duda el resurgir poderoso del guerrero
sin miedo a leyes ni a nostalgias
y lo verás caer una y mil veces y levantarse de nuevo,
con la pura bandera de su raza.

Soledad de amores triste y pura,
soledad de amores y locura.

No me des más esperanzas: sé que todo son mentiras;
sacos llenos de agujeros para guardar alegrías.

Y verás sin duda el resurgir poderoso del guerrero
sin miedo a leyes ni a nostalgias
y lo verás caer una y mil veces y levantarse de nuevo,
con la pura bandera de su raza.

Me da pena que se admire el valor en la batalla;
menos mal que con los rifles no se matan las palabras.

Soledad de amores triste y pura,
soledad de amores y locura.

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Posted by: M