Cohen's Bird On A Wire by Neville Bros

Like a (1)________ on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Like a worm on a hook,
Like a knight from (2)________ old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
If I, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
If I, if I have been untrue
I (3)________ you know it was (4)__________ to you.

Like a baby, stillborn,
Like a beast (5)________ his horn
I have torn everyone who (6)______________ out for me.
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a beggar leaning on his (7)____________ crutch,
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
And a (8)____________ woman (9)______________ in her darkened door,
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Oh like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.

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