Leonard Cohen at the Beacon Bird on a Wire NYC 2/19/09

One of Leonard's signature songs, from the 1969 album Songs from a Room, this lyrical apology for love's crimes and misdemeanors has been covered by many artists including Johnny Cash, Tim Hardin, Joe Cocker to name a few.

Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Like a worm on a hook,
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
If I, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
If I, if I have been untrue
it's just that I thought a lover had to be some kind of liar too.

Like a baby, stillborn,
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry no more. It's over now, it's over babe, don't cry no more. I say don't cry, don't cry, don't cry anymore. It's over. It's finished. It's completed. It has been paid for.
Sorry I couldn't provide a better video but I wasn't well situated and didn't bring my best camera. If someone posts a better file of this, I will take it down.

Oh like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.

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