Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire (Official Live in London 2008)

#LeonardCohen #BirdOnTheWire #LiveinLondon Leonard Cohen – Bird On The Wire (Official Live in London 2008) Shop LPs and more: https://shop.sonymusic.ca/collections/leonard-cohen Subscribe to newsletter: https://LeonardCohen.lnk.to/Newsletter Official website: https://www.leonardcohen.com/ Download or stream: https://LeonardCohen.lnk.to/onStreamingAY Follow Leonard Cohen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonardcohen/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leonardcohen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeonardCohen/ Lyrics: Like a bird on a wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free Like a worm on the hook Like a knight from some old-fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee And if I have been unkind I hope that you will just let it go by And if I have been untrue I hope you know it was never to you Like a babe stillborn Like a beast with his horn I have torn everyone who reached 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 wooden crutch He said to me: "You must not ask for so much" And the pretty woman leaning in her darkened door She cried to me: "Hey, why not ask for more?" Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free