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A Thousand Kisses Deep by Leonard Cohen

The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and (1)________ it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With (2)________ (3)____________________ defeat
You (4)________ your (5)________ as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie Street
You (6)________ your grip, and then you slip
Into the masterpiece
And maybe I had miles to drive
And promises to keep
You ditch it all to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep

And sometimes (7)________ the night is slow
The (8)________________ and the meek
We gather up our (9)____________ and go
A thousand kisses deep
Confined to sex, we (10)______________ against
The limits of the sea
I saw there were no (11)____________ left
For (12)____________________ like me
I made it to the (13)______________ deck
I blessed our (14)______________ fleet
And (15)________ (16)__________________ to be wrecked
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm (17)________ on Boogie street
I guess they won’t exchange the gifts
That you were meant to keep
And quiet is the (18)______________ of you
The (19)________ on you complete
Except what we (20)____________ to do
A thousand (21)____________ deep

And sometimes when the night is slow
The (22)________________ and the meek
We gather up our hearts and go
A thousand kisses deep
The ponies run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and (23)________ 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 (24)________________ (25)____________ deep

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