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A Thousand Kisses Deep by Leonard Cohen

The ponies run, the (1)__________ 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 (3)________ (4)________ (5)________ as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm (6)________ on Boogie Street
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the masterpiece
And maybe I had miles to drive
And (7)________________ to keep
You ditch it all to stay alive
A (8)________________ (9)____________ deep

And sometimes when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our (10)____________ and go
A thousand kisses deep
Confined to sex, we (11)______________ against
The limits of the sea
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me
I made it to the (12)______________ deck
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then (13)__________________ to be wrecked
A thousand kisses deep
I'm (14)______________ tricks, I'm (15)______________ fixed
I'm back on Boogie street
I (16)__________ they won’t exchange the gifts
That you were (17)__________ to keep
And quiet is the thought of you
The (18)________ on you complete
Except what we forgot to do
A thousand (19)____________ 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 (20)____________ run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your (21)____________ (22)______________ streak
And summoned now to deal
With (23)________ invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep

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