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Artist/Band: Leonard Cohen
Lyrics for Song: First We Take Manhattan
Lyrics for Album: Complete Studio Albums Collection [2011]



They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom

For trying to change the system from within

I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin



I'm guided by a signal in the heavens

I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin

I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin



(I'd really like to live beside you, baby

I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

But you see that line there moving through the station?

I told you, I told you, told you, I was one of those)



Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win

You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline

How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin



I don't like your fashion business mister

And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin

I don't like what happened to my sister

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin



(I'd really like to live beside you, baby ... )



And I thank you for those items that you sent me

The monkey and the plywood violin

I practiced every night, now I'm ready

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin



I am guided



Ah remember me, I used to live for music

Remember me, I brought your groceries in

Well it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin


Album Lyrics: Complete Studio Albums Collection [2011]


Leonard Cohen
"Complete Studio Albums Collection [2011]"


1. Dance Me To The End Of Love
2. Bird On The Wire
3. Everybody Knows
4. Joan Of Arc
5. There Is A War
6. Sisters Of Mercy
7. Hallelujah
8. I'm Your Man
9. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
10. If It Be Your Will
11. Heart With No Companion
12. Suzanne
13. Master Song
14. Winter Lady
15. The Stranger Song
16. So Long, Marianne
17. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
18. Stories Of The Street
19. Teachers
20. Coming Back To You
21. The Law
22. Night Comes On
23. The Captain
24. Hunter's Lullaby
25. First We Take Manhattan
26. Ain't No Cure For Love
27. Take This Waltz
28. Jazz Police
29. I Can't Forget
30. Tower Of Song
31. The Future
32. Waiting For The Miracle
33. Be For Real
34. Closing Time
35. Anthem
36. Democracy
37. Light As The Breeze
38. Always
39. Tacoma Trailer
40. In My Secret Life
41. A Thousand Kisses Deep
42. That Don't Make It Junk
43. Here It Is
44. Love Itself
45. By The Rivers Dark
46. Alexandra Leaving
47. You Have Loved Enough
48. Boogie Street
49. The Land Of Plenty
50. Story Of Isaac
51. A Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes
52. The Partisan
53. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
54. The Old Revolution
55. The Butcher
56. You Know Who I Am
57. Lady Midnight
58. Tonight Will Be Fine
59. Avalanche
60. Last Year's Man
61. Dress Rehearsal Rag
62. Diamonds In The Mine
63. Love Calls You By Your Name
64. Famous Blue Raincoat
65. Sing Another Song, Boys
66. Is This What You Wanted
67. Lover Lover Lover
68. Field Commander Cohen
69. Why Don't You Try
70. A Singer Must Die
71. I Tried To Leave You
72. Who By Fire
73. Take This Longing
74. Leaving Green Sleeves
75. True Love Leaves No Traces
76. Iodine
77. Memories
78. I Left A Woman Waiting
79. Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On
80. Fingerprints
81. Death Of A Ladies' Man
82. The Guests
83. The Window
84. Came So Far For Beauty
85. The Traitor
86. Our Lady Of Solitude
87. The Gypsy's Wife
88. Ballad Of The Absent Mare
89. Go No More A-Roving
90. Because Of
91. The Letters
92. Undertow
93. Morning Glory
94. On That Day
95. Villanelle For Our Time
96. There For You
97. Dear Heather
98. Nightingale
99. To A Teacher
100. The Faith