The Stranger Song-The Miserable Rich

[ti:The Stranger Song] [ar:The Miserable Rich] [al:Mojo The Songs： of Leonard Cohen Covered] [offset:0] [00:00.57]Its true that all the men you knew were dealers [00:04.25]Who said they were through with dealing [00:07.23]Every time you gave them shelter [00:10.36] [00:11.22]I know that kind of man [00:13.18]Its hard to hold the hand of anyone [00:16.44]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender [00:21.70]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender [00:26.28] [00:27.10]And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind [00:31.29]You find he did not leave you very much [00:34.84]Not even laughter [00:36.77] [00:37.50]Like any dealer he was watching for the card [00:41.22]That is so high and wild [00:43.47]Hell never need to deal another [00:47.35] [00:48.38]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [00:52.78] [00:53.71]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [00:58.18] [00:59.16]And then leaning on your window sill [01:01.80]Hell say one day you caused his will [01:04.57]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter [01:09.65]And then taking from his wallet [01:12.30]An old schedule of trains hell say [01:15.47]I told you when I came I was a stranger [01:19.55] [01:20.49]I told you when I came I was a stranger [01:24.95] [01:26.05]But now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his dreams [01:31.27]As though they were the burden of some other [01:35.42] [01:36.20]O you've seen that man before [01:38.44]His golden arm dispatching cards [01:41.38]But now its rusted from the elbow to the finger [01:45.67] [01:47.19]And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter [01:51.30] [01:52.42]Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter [01:56.83] [01:57.59]You hate to watch another tired man [02:01.17]Lay down his hand [02:02.56]Like he was giving up the holy game of poker [02:07.25] [02:07.99]And while he talks his dreams to sleep [02:10.45]You notice theres a highway [02:13.73]That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder [02:18.13] [02:19.09]Its curling just like smoke above his shoulder [02:23.93] [02:24.52]Suddenly you feel a little lower [02:28.76] [02:29.86]You tell him to come in sit down [02:32.55]But something makes you turn around [02:35.39]The door is open you can't close your shelter [02:39.64] [02:40.69]You try the handle of the road [02:43.13]It opens do not be afraid [02:46.44]It's you my love you who are the stranger [02:50.61] [02:51.16]It is you my love you who are the stranger [02:56.63]The Stranger Song - The Miserable Rich [03:00.82] [03:33.93]Well I've been waiting I was sure [03:36.52]Wed meet between the trains were waiting for [03:39.97]I think it's time to board another [03:42.85] [03:44.51]Please understand I never had a secret chart [03:48.42]To get me to the heart of this [03:51.14]Or any other matter [03:53.43] [03:55.09]Well he talks like this [03:56.58]You don't know what hes after [03:59.64] [04:00.47]When he speaks like this [04:01.84]You don't know what hes after [04:04.92] [04:05.78]Let's meet tomorrow if you chose [04:08.56]Upon the shore beneath the bridge [04:11.06]That they are building on some endless river [04:15.23] [04:16.43]Then he leaves the platform [04:18.06]For the sleeping car that's warm [04:20.99]You realize he's only advertising one more shelter [04:26.26] [04:27.15]And it comes to you he never was a stranger [04:31.33] [04:32.40]And you say ok the bridge or someplace later [04:36.56] [04:37.79]And then sweeping up the jokers [04:40.12]That he left behind [04:41.75]You find he did not leave you very much [04:45.52]Not even laughter [04:47.42] [04:48.12]Like any dealer he was watching for the card [04:51.93]That is so high and wild [04:54.20]Hell never need to deal another [04:57.97] [04:58.99]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [05:03.40] [05:04.35]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [05:08.62] [05:09.80]And leaning on your window sill [05:12.45]Hell say one day you caused his will [05:15.25]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter [05:20.24]And then taking from his wallet [05:22.77]An old schedule of trains [05:25.23]Hell say I told you when I came I was a stranger [05:30.19] [05:31.12]I told you when I came I was a stranger [05:35.57] [05:36.42]I told you when I came I was a stranger [05:40.62]