The Stranger Song-Leonard Cohen

[ti:The Stranger Song] [ar:Leonard Cohen] [al:Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Stranger Song - Leonard Cohen (莱昂纳德·科恩) [00:03.20]It's true that all the men you knew were dealers [00:06.66]Who said they were through with dealing [00:08.88] [00:09.68]Every time you gave them shelter [00:11.63] [00:14.35]I know that kind of man [00:15.87] [00:16.61]It's hard to hold the hand of anyone [00:19.36]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender [00:21.73] [00:23.55]Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender [00:26.12] [00:29.50]And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind [00:32.69]You find he did not leave you very much [00:36.20]Not even laughter [00:37.28] [00:39.25]Like any dealer he was watching for the card [00:42.54] [00:43.15]That is so high and wild [00:45.04]Hell never need to deal another [00:46.64] [00:48.33]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [00:51.41] [00:52.65]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [00:56.20] [00:58.78]And then leaning on your window sill [01:01.58]Hell say one day you caused his will [01:04.29]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter [01:06.64] [01:08.36]And then taking from his wallet [01:09.98] [01:10.62]An old schedule of trains hell say [01:13.81]I told you when I came I was a stranger [01:16.40] [01:17.26]I told you when I came I was a stranger [01:20.30] [01:23.37]But now another stranger seems [01:26.01]To want you to ignore his dreams [01:28.26]As though they were the burden of some other [01:30.82] [01:32.52]O you've seen that man before [01:34.40]His golden arm dispatching cards [01:36.16] [01:36.85]But now it's rusted from the elbow to the finger [01:40.16] [01:41.64]And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter [01:45.34] [01:46.03]Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter [01:49.31] [01:51.92]You hate to watch another tired man [01:54.86] [01:55.37]Lay down his hand [01:56.65]Like he was giving up the holy game of poker [01:59.42] [02:01.82]And while he talks his dreams to sleep [02:04.06]You notice theres a highway [02:05.51]That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder [02:08.07] [02:10.91]Certainly you are looked a little older [02:13.18] [02:15.18]Certainly you are felt a little older [02:17.55] [02:20.96]You tell him to come in sit down [02:23.42]But something makes you turn around [02:25.32]The door is open you can't close you shelter [02:27.83] [02:30.30]You try the handle of the road [02:32.70]It opens do not be afraid [02:34.27] [02:34.94]It's you my love you who are the stranger [02:37.50] [02:39.24]It is you my love you who are the stranger [02:42.22] [02:45.68]Well I've been waiting I was sure [02:47.65]Wed meet between the trains were waiting for [02:50.27]I think it's time to board another [02:52.33]Please understand I never had a secret chart [02:57.79] [02:58.43]To get me to the heart of this [03:00.44] [03:01.00]Or any other matter [03:02.05] [03:03.88]Well he talks like this [03:05.33]You don't know what he's after [03:06.76] [03:08.33]When he speaks like this [03:09.81]You don't know what he's after [03:11.26] [03:14.22]Let's meet tomorrow if you chose [03:16.11] [03:16.78]Upon the shore beneath the bridge [03:18.97]That they are building on some endless river [03:21.63] [03:23.77]Then he leaves the platform [03:25.11]For the sleeping car that's warm [03:26.76] [03:27.39]You realize he's only advertising one more shelter [03:30.52] [03:32.93]And it comes to you he never was a stranger [03:35.47] [03:37.44]And you say ok the bridge or someplace later [03:40.86]And then sweeping up the jokers [03:45.21]That he left behind [03:46.46] [03:46.97]You find he did not leave you very much [03:49.58]Not even laughter [03:50.92] [03:53.33]Like any dealer he was watching for the card [03:55.75] [03:56.73]That is so high and wild [03:58.48]Hell never need to deal another [04:00.43]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [04:04.86] [04:06.52]He was just some joseph looking for a manger [04:09.80]And leaning on your window sill [04:10.86]Hell say one day you caused his will [04:12.98]To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter [04:15.66] [04:17.84]And then taking from his wallet [04:19.23]An old schedule of trains [04:21.28]Hell say I told you when I came I was a stranger [04:24.96] [04:26.64]I told you when I came I was a stranger [04:29.29] [04:31.38]I told you when I came I was a stranger