Leonard Cohen – The Stranger Song

Leonard Cohen – The Stranger Song Lyrics

Artist: Leonard Cohen
Song: The Stranger Song

Its true that all the men you
Knew were dealers
Who said they were through with dealing
Every time you gave them shelter

I know that kind of man
Its hard to hold the hand of anyone
Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender
Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender

And then sweeping up the
Jokers that he left behind
You find he did not leave you very much
Not even laughter

Like any dealer he was watching for the card
That is so high and wild
Hell never need to deal another
He was just some joseph looking for a manger

He was just some joseph looking for a manger
And then leaning on your window sill
Hell say one day you caused his will
To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter

And then taking from his wallet
An old schedule of trains hell say
I told you when I came I was a stranger
I told you when I came I was a stranger

But now another stranger seems
To want you to ignore his dreams
As though they were the burden of some other
O youve seen that man before

His golden arm dispatching cards
But now its rusted from
The elbow to the finger
And he wants to trade

The game he plays for shelter
Yes he wants to trade
The game he knows for shelter
You hate to watch another tired man

Lay down his hand
Like he was giving up the
Holy game of poker
And while he talks his dreams to sleep

You notice theres a highway
That is curling up like
Smoke above his shoulder
Its curling up like smoke above his shoulder

You tell him to come in sit down
But something makes you turn around
The door is open you can’t close you shelter
You try the handle of the road

It opens do not be afraid
Its you my love you who are the stranger
It ‘s you my love you who are the stranger
Well I’ve been waiting I was sure

Wed meet between the trains were waiting for
I think its time to board another
Please understand I never had a secret chart
To get me to the heart of this

Or any other matter
Well he talks like this
You don’t know what hes after
When he speaks like this

You don’t know what hes after
Lets meet tomorrow if you chose
Upon the shore beneath the bridge
That they are building on some endless river

Then he leaves the platform
For the sleeping car thats warm
You realize hes only advertising one more shelter
And it comes to you he never was a stranger

And you say ok the bridge or someplace later
And then sweeping up the jokers
That he left behind
You find he did not leave you very much

Not even laughter
Like any dealer he was watching for the card
That is so high and wild
Hell never need to deal another

He was just some joseph looking for a manger
He was just some joseph looking for a manger
And leaning on your window sill
Hell say one day you caused his will

To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter
And then taking from his wallet
An old schedule of trains
Hell say I told you when

I came I was a stranger
I told you when I came
I was a stranger
I told you when I came

I was a stranger
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Leonard Cohen Lyrics – The Stranger Song

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Release Year: 1967