Famous Blue Raincoat

<br>(l. cohen)<br><br><br><br>Its four in the morning, the end of december<br><br>Im writing you now just to see if youre better<br><br>New york is cold, but I like where Im living<br><br>Theres music on clinton street all through the evening.<br><br><br><br>I hear that youre building your house deep in the desert<br><br>Are you living for nothing now, hope youre keeping some kind of record.<br><br><br><br>Yes, and jane came by with a lock of your hair<br><br>She said that you gave it to her<br><br>That night when you planned to go clear<br><br>Did you ever go clear? <br><br><br><br>Ah, the last time we saw you, you looked so much older<br><br>Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder<br><br>Youd been to the station to meet every train<br><br>But she never turned up Im lili marlene<br><br><br><br>And you treated some woman to a flake of your life<br><br>And when she got home she was nobodys wife.<br><br>Well I see you there with a rose in your teeth<br><br>One more thin gypsy thief<br><br>Well I see janes awake<br><br>She sends her regards.<br><br><br><br>And what can I tell you oh what can I tell you<br><br>What can I possibly say? <br><br>I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you<br><br>Im glad that you stood in my way.<br><br><br><br>And if you ever come by here, be it for jane or for me<br><br>I want you to know your enemys sleeping, I want you to know your woman is free.<br><br><br><br>Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes<br><br>I thought it was there for good so I never really tried.<br><br><br><br>And jane came by with a lock of your hair<br><br>She said that you gave it to her<br><br>That night when you planned to go clear<br><br><br><br>Sincerely, a friend