Bird On The Wire

The opening song from Cohen's second album "Songs From A Room" (1969).

I remember when this album came out - I quickly learned to play every song from it. Most people hated the album, but I loved it.

Here are the lyrics:

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
I hope you know it was never to you.

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.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He said to me, you must not ask for so much.
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried to me, hey, why not ask for more?

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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• leonard
• cohen
• ken
• middleton
• ukulele
• uke
• ukelele
• songs
• room
• bird
• wire

[TheMrJ91]

verry nice

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

@TheMrJ91 Thanks.

[loveruleshate]

Excellent rendition, Namaste (The light in me; honors the light in you)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

@loveruleshate Thank you.

[monoyamono]

one of my favourite songs of cohen and you really do it justice!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks for watching.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks. It's my Kanile'a tenor.

[ukestjohn]

Ken, this is beautiful. Leonard Cohen is a Canadian national treasure. Your cover is inspirational. Thanks so much. By the way, what uke are you playing?

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Thanks very much.