02 - Bird On The Wire Songtext
von Leonard Cohen

Like a bird on a wire
Like a drunk in some old midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on the hook
Like a knight bent down in some old-fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee

If I have been unkind, if I have been unkind
I hope you can maybe find a way and let all it go, ride on by
If I have been untrue, if I have been untrue
Just tell her how I love her, hate to be some kind of liar too


Like a little babe stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
But I′ll swear by this song
I swear by all that I have done wrong
I will, I will, I will make it all up to thee

I don't cry, don′t cry, don't cry, don't cry no more
It′s all over now, don′t cry no more
I say, don't cry, don′t cry, don't cry, don′t cry no more
It's over, it′s finished, it's done now completely, it's been paid for

Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in an old midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free

Oh, thank you so much, friends, for this warm reception you giving us this evening
I do appreciate it