Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen

There's a red dot between county lines Past the 805 population sign Blink you miss it, here we call it home It's got one stoplight and one church And a whole lotta people living down to Earth Any barstool you pick, you won't be drinking alone You can't breakup, makeup, or make out Without everyone and their momma finding out Growing up that sure got old But now I just wanna go Where everybody knows on a Friday We meet up 9 to 1 at the same place We sing throwbacks on the jukebox Whole bar buzzing with small town talk Everybody knows what your drink is People walk in like they're famous So we all know we ain't nobody But we all feel like somebody Where everybody knows, everybody knows everybody Everybody knows everybody Everybody knows, everybody knows everybody Everybody knows everybody You can't text an ex or have a wild night Without ending up a local headline Monday morning, you're gonna get some calls 'Cause 'round here, those rumors fly People kiss and tell, but it's all alright 'Cause by the weekend, we won't care at all We're gonna be Where everybody knows on a Friday We meet up 9:00 to 1:00 at the same place We sing throwbacks on the jukebox Whole bar buzzing with small town talk Everybody knows what your drink is People walk in like they're famous And we all know we ain't nobody But we all feel like somebody Where everybody knows, everybody knows everybody Everybody knows everybody Everybody knows, everybody knows everybody Everybody knows everybody So if you wanna keep a little mystery Shades on, hat down, low-key And coast right under that radar You should roll right past this bar Where everybody knows on a Friday We meet up 9:00 to 1:00 at the same place We sing throwbacks on the jukebox Whole bar buzzing with small town talk Everybody knows what your drink is People walk in like they're famous And we all know we ain't nobody But we all feel like somebody Where everybody knows, everybody knows everybody Everybody knows everybody Everybody knows, everybody knows everybody Everybody knows everybody, yeah

Money moans calls you home Vacant eyes they won't tell a soul You fooled me once, now I'm twice as old See, I ain't gonna lie but I ain't gonna phone you No, I ain't gonna try to forget what I've gone through Got a little box yeah I'm gonna open Take your promises 'Cause they've all been broken Everybody knows about what you do Everybody saw and sold the truth I was young and gullible But baby I grew Now the whole world's watching you Hands to the bone, hands to the heart Bodies alone, they hide in the dark But is it a fight worth fighting? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh See, I ain't gonna lie But I ain't gonna hold back Or try to deny You turned a damn good heart black I got a little box yeah I'm gonna take back Don't make your promises 'Cause I'm finished with all that Everybody knows about what you do Everybody saw and sold the truth I was young and gullible But baby I grew Now the whole world's watching you Everybody knows about what you do Everybody saw and sold the truth I was young and gullible But baby I grew And now the whole world's watching you Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh

Field Commander Cohen He was our most important spy Wounded in the line of duty Parachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail parties Urging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles Leave it all and like a man Come back to nothing special Such as waiting rooms and ticket lines Silver bullet suicides and messianic ocean tides And racial roller coaster rides And other forms of boredom, advertised as poetry I know you need your sleep now I know your life's been hard But many men are falling Where you promised to stand guard I never asked but I heard You cast your lot along with the poor But then I overheard your prayer That you be this and nothing more Than just some grateful faithful woman's Favorite singing millionaire The patron Saint of Envy and the grocer of despair Working for the Yankee dollar I know you need your sleep now I know your life's been hard But many men are falling Where you promised to stand guard Ah, lover come and lie with me If my lover is who you are And be your sweetest self awhile Until I ask for more, my child Then let the other selves be one, yeah Let them manifest and come 'Til every taste is on the tongue 'Til love is pierced and love is hung And every kind of freedom done Then, oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love

אבא, כמה אהבה יש לי אליך אתה לא יודע ואם לא הראיתי מספיק קח עוד שיר שיוכל להסביר מצטער שלא הבנתי את הלב שלך מצטער שלא מצאתי את המילים איתך כי הרי מה שקיבלתי כל זה בזכותך תן לי את היד מבטיח, לא לעזוב אותך אבא אין פה מושלם אבל בשבילי אתה כל העולם גם אם יבואו שנים ללא מילים אני אבין אותך אני הבן שלך קח את הכול זה בכלל שלך תודה על הכול אני אוהב אותך ואף פעם לא כעסתי על הלב שלך אל תדאג כי זו הדרך שכתובה לך והרי מה שנתתי כל זה בשבילך גם אם לא תהיה איתי פה אני תמיד איתך

I set out one night When the tide was low There were signs in the sky But I did not know I'd be caught in the grip Of the undertow Ditched on a beach Where the sea hates to go With a child in my arms And a chill in my soul And my heart the shape Of a begging bowl I set out one night But I did not know I'd be caught in the grip Of the undertow Ditched on a beach Where the sea hates to go With a child in my arms And a chill in my soul And my heart the shape Of a begging bowl

I'm slowing down the tune I've never liked it fast You wanna get there soon I wanna get there last It's not because I'm old It's not the life I led I always liked it slow That's what my Mamma said I'm lacing up my shoes But I don't want to run I'll get there when I do Don't need no starting gun It's not because I'm old And it's not what dying does I've always liked it slow Slow is in my blood I've always liked it slow I never liked it fast With you it's got to go With me it's got to last It's not because I'm old It's not because I'm dead I've always liked it slow That's what my Mamma said All your moves are swift All your turns are tight Let me catch my breath I thought we had all night I like to take my time I like to linger as it flies A weekend on your lips A lifetime in your eyes I've always liked it slow I never liked it fast With you it's got to go With me it's got to last It's not because I'm old It's not the life I led I've always liked it slow That's what my Mamma said I'm slowing down the tune I've never liked it fast You wanna get there soon I wanna get there last So, baby let me go You're wanted back in town In case they want to know I'm just trying to slow it down