The Stranger Song-Leonard Cohen

[ti:The Stranger Song] [ar:Leonard Cohen] [al:BBC Broadcasts 1968 (Doxy Collection, Remastered, Live)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Stranger Song - Leonard Cohen (莱昂纳德·科恩) [00:00.18]Written by：Leonard Cohen [00:00.36]It's true that all the men you knew [00:02.35] [00:04.07]Were dealers [00:05.68]Who said they were through with dealing [00:08.11] [00:08.65]Every time you gave them shelter [00:10.97] [00:13.13]I know that kind of man [00:15.45]It's hard to hold the hand of anyone [00:18.98]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender [00:22.39] [00:24.44]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender [00:28.34] [00:31.46]And then sweeping up the jokers [00:34.56]That he left behind [00:36.18]You find he did not leave you very much [00:39.76]Not even laughter [00:41.30] [00:43.22]Like any dealer he was watching for the card [00:47.96]That is so high and wild [00:49.87]Hell never need to deal another [00:52.53] [00:54.70]He was just some Joseph looking [00:57.45]For a manger [00:58.32] [01:00.34]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger [01:04.27] [01:07.44]And then leaning on your window sill [01:10.82]Hell say one day you caused his will [01:13.83]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter [01:17.41] [01:19.14]And then taking from his wallet [01:21.48] [01:22.10]An old schedule of trains sayhell [01:25.30]I told you when I came I was a stranger [01:28.87] [01:30.94]I told you when I came I was a stranger [01:34.72] [01:37.72]Ow but now another stranger seems [01:41.00]To want you to ignore his dreams [01:43.89]As though they were the burden of some other [01:47.14] [01:49.48]If seen that man before [01:51.74]His golden arm dispatching cards [01:54.78]But now it's rusted [01:56.12] [01:56.67]From the elbow to the finger [01:58.82] [02:01.00]And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter [02:04.65] [02:06.40]Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter [02:10.31] [02:13.43]I I hate to watch another tired man [02:17.44]Lay down his hand [02:18.95]Like he was giving up [02:20.58] [02:21.13]The holy game of poker [02:23.07] [02:25.25]And while he talks his dreams to sleep [02:28.15]You notice theres a [02:29.95]Highway [02:30.59]That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder [02:34.63] [02:36.71]It's curling dislikes smoke above his shoulder [02:40.45] [02:43.43]Well you tell you to come in sit down [02:46.69]But something makes you turn around [02:49.49]The door is open [02:51.21]You can't close you shelter [02:53.21] [02:55.17]You try the handle of the road [02:57.96]It opens do not be afraid [03:00.68]It's you my love you [03:03.20]Who are the stranger [03:04.85] [03:06.45]It is you my love you [03:08.79]Who are the stranger [03:10.42] [03:13.67]Well I've been waiting I was sure [03:16.64]Wed meet between the trains were waiting for [03:20.27]I think it's time to board another [03:22.79] [03:25.16]Please understand I never had a secret chart [03:29.43]To get me [03:30.05] [03:30.87]To the heart of this [03:32.27]Or any other matter [03:34.38] [03:36.42]Well he talks like this [03:37.98]You don't know what he's after [03:40.06] [03:42.04]When he speaks like this [03:43.57]You don't know what he's after [03:45.86] [03:49.25]Lets meet tomorrow if you chose [03:52.19]Upon the shore beneath the bridge [03:55.04]That they are building on some endless river [03:58.45] [04:00.58]Then he leaves the platform [04:02.40]For the sleeping car thats warm [04:05.01]You realize he's only advertising one more shelter [04:09.86] [04:11.81]And it comes to you he never was a stranger [04:15.45] [04:17.44]And you say ok the bridge or someplace later [04:21.40] [04:24.21]And then sweeping up the jokers [04:26.69] [04:27.29]That he left behind [04:28.98]You find he did not leave you very much [04:32.19]Not even laughter [04:33.89] [04:35.94]Like any dealer he was watching for the card [04:40.84]That is so high and wild [04:42.97]Hell never need to deal another [04:44.99] [04:47.00]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger [04:50.92] [04:52.63]He was just some Joseph looking for a manger [04:56.46] [04:59.94]And leaning on your window sill [05:02.86]Hell say one day you caused his will [05:05.92]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter [05:09.48] [05:11.52]And taking from his wallet [05:13.47] [05:14.09]An old schedule of trains [05:15.89] [05:16.42]Hell say I told you when I came I was a stranger [05:20.82] [05:23.09]I told you when I came I was a stranger [05:26.53] [05:28.90]I told you when I came I was a stranger