First We Take Manhattan Lyrics

                              Leonard Cohen
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             They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
             For trying to change the system from within
             I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them
             First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

             I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
             I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
             I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
             First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

             I'd really like to live beside you, baby
             I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
             But you see that line there moving through the station
             I told you I told you I told you I was one of those

             You loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
             You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
             How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
             First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

             I don't like your fashion business, mister
             I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
             I don't like what happened to my sister
             First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

             And I thank you for those items that you sent me:
             The monkey end the plywood violin
	     I practiced every night and now I'm ready
	     First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

	     Remember me, I used to live for music
	     Remember me, I brought your groceries in
	     It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
	     First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin



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