You were the promise at dawn,
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I was the morning after.
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You were Jesus Christ my Lord,
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I was the money lender.
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You were the sensitive woman,
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I was the very reverend Freud.
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You were the manual orgasm,
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I was the dirty little boy.
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And is this what you wanted
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to live in a house that is haunted
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by the ghost of you and me?
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Is this what you wanted ...
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You were Marlon Brando,
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I was Steve McQueen.
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You were K.Y. Jelly,
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I was Vaseline.
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You were the father of modern medicine,
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I was Mr. Clean.
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You where the whore and the beast of Babylon,
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I was Rin Tin Tin.
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And is this what you wanted ...
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And is this what you wanted ...
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You got old and wrinkled,
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I stayed seventeen.
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You lusted after so many,
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I lay here with one.
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You defied your solitude,
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I came through alone.
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You said you could never love me,
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I undid your gown.
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And is this what you wanted ...
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And is this what you wanted ...
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I mean is this what you wanted ...
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That's right, is this what you wanted ...
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Is This What You Wanted?
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Leonard Cohen |