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A Thousand Kisses Deep by Leonard Cohen

The (1)____________ run, the girls are young
The (2)________ are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand (3)____________ deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie Street
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the masterpiece
And maybe I had miles to drive
And (4)________________ to keep
You ditch it all to (5)________ alive
A thousand kisses deep

And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our (6)____________ and go
A thousand kisses deep
Confined to sex, we pressed against
The limits of the sea
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me
I made it to the forward deck
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then consented to be wrecked
A (7)________________ kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie street
I guess they won’t exchange the gifts
That you were meant to keep
And quiet is the thought of you
The file on you complete
Except (8)________ we forgot to do
A thousand kisses deep

And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep
The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are (9)__________ to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little (10)______________ streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep

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(1) ponies(2) odds(3) kisses(4) promises(5) stay(6) hearts(7) thousand(8) what(9) there(10) winning