First We Take Manhattan
Исполнитель: Leonard Cohen
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<br>They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom<br><br>For trying to change the system from within<br><br>Im coming now, Im coming to reward them<br><br>First we take manhattan, then we take berlin<br><br><br><br>Im guided by a signal in the heavens<br><br>Im guided by this birthmark on my skin<br><br>Im guided by the beauty of our weapons<br><br>First we take manhattan, then we take berlin<br><br><br><br>Id really like to live beside you, baby<br><br>I love your body and your spirit and your clothes<br><br>But you see that line there moving through the station? <br><br>I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those<br><br><br><br>Ah you loved me as a loser, but now youre worried that I just might win<br><br>You know the way to stop me, but you dont have the discipline<br><br>How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin<br><br>First we take manhattan, then we take berlin<br><br><br><br>I dont like your fashion business mister<br><br>And I dont like these drugs that keep you thin<br><br>I dont like what happened to my sister<br><br>First we take manhattan, then we take berlin<br><br><br><br>Id really like to live beside you, baby ...<br><br><br><br>And I thank you for those items that you sent me<br><br>The monkey and the plywood violin<br><br>I practiced every night, now Im ready<br><br>First we take manhattan, then we take berlin<br><br><br><br>I am guided<br><br><br><br>Ah remember me, I used to live for music<br><br>Remember me, I brought your groceries in<br><br>Well its fathers day and everybodys wounded<br><br>First we take manhattan, then we take berlin