Lyrics
Come over to the window, my little darling
I'd like to try to read your palm
I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy
Before you tried to take me home
Well, you know that I love to live with you
But you make me forget so very much
I forget to pray for the angels
And so the angels forget to pray for us
Well, so long, Marianne
It's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
We met when we were almost young
Down in the green of autumn come
You held onto me like I was a crucifix
As we went kneeling through the dark
Well, your letters they all say that you're beside me now
Then why do I feel so alone?
I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web
Has fastened my ankle to a stone
Well, so long, Marianne
It's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
For now I need your hidden love
I'm cold as a new razor blade
You left when I told you I was curious
I never said that I was brave
Well, so long, Marianne
It's time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
Leonard Cohen
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