(L. cohen & j. lissauer) I came so far for beauty I left so much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned I thought I'd be rewarded For such a lonely choice And maybe he would answer To such a hopeless voice I practiced all my sainthood I gave to one and all But the rumours of my virtue They moved him not at all I changed my style to silver I changed my clothes to black And where I would surrender Now I would attack I stormed the old casino For the money and for the flesh And I myself decided What was rotten, what was fresh And men to do my bidding And broken bones to teach The value of my pardon The shadow of my reach But no, I could not touch him With such a heavy hand His star beyond my order His nakedness unmanned I came so far for beauty I left so much behind My patience and my family My masterpiece unsigned

I walked along the avenue I never thought I'd meet a girl like you Meet a girl like you With auburn hair and tawny eyes The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through Hypnotize me through And I ran, I ran so far away I couldn't get away A cloud appears above your head A beam of light comes shining down on you Shining down on you The cloud is moving nearer still Aurora borealis comes in view Aurora comes in view And I ran, I ran so far away I just ran, I ran all night and day I couldn't get away Reached out a hand to touch your face You're slowly disappearing from my view Disappearing from my view Reached out a hand to try again I'm floating in a beam of light with you A beam of light with you And I ran, I ran so far away I just ran, I ran all night and day And I ran, I ran so far away I just ran, I ran all night and day I couldn't get away

I feel a little bit left of center But then again, we've all been there before Every time I see a lost cause coming It's nothing less, nothing more Every time I get lost in paradise I find a way to screw it up somehow Not the way it's supposed to be But it'll do for now When you're right, you're right Everything else in my life just might be wrong You're wrong all the time So far so good 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good I better find a way to cross my fingers Half the luck will get me twice as far I'm sick and tired of coming up for air It shouldn't be this hard Every little bit will help, I wonder If it's enough or did I cross the line The kitchen counter is a bad reminder of a better time When you're right, you're right Everything else in my life just might be wrong You're wrong all the time So far so good, 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good When you're right Everything else you messed up just might be wrong You're wrong all the time So far so good, 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good So far so good, 'cause no one knows I'm faking I wish I could show you the toll it's taking Sometimes I live as if there's no tomorrow So far so good

Hey, old friend, let's look back On the crazy clothes we wore Ain't it fun to look back And to see it's all been done before? All those nights together are our special memories. And I can't wait for tomorrow just As long as you're dancing next to me. Cuz it's so clear, every year we get stronger! Though what's gone is gone... And the past is the past... Turn the radio up... And then hit the gas cuz... I know we've come so far, but we've got so far to go. I know the road seems long, but it won't be long 'til it's time to go. So Most days we'll take it fast, but some nights we'll take it slow. I know we've come so far, but baby! Baby! We've got so far to go! Hey, your friends are together, side by side and year by year! The road was filled with twists and turns. Oh, but that's the road that got us here. Let's move past the bad times. But before those memories fade... Let's forgive, but not forget the love from all the mistakes we made. Cuz it's so clear! Every year, we get stronger. So don't give up and don't say when. And just get back on the road again cuz. I know we've come so far, but we've got so far to go. I know the road seems long, but it won't be long 'til it's time to go. So Most days we'll take it fast, but some nights we'll take it slow. I know we've come so far, but baby! Baby! We've got so far to go! Hey ol' friend! Come along for the ride. There's plenty of room so jump inside. The highway is rockin' every now and then. It feels so much better where I been. Just keep moving at your own speed, Your heart is all the compass you'll ever need, Let's keep cruising on the road we're on Because the rear view mirror only shows what's gone gone gone! We've got so far to go! Oh it's so clear! Every year, we get stronger. So shine that light and take my hand And let's dance into the promise land cuz... I know we've come so far, but we've got so far to go. I know the road seems long, but it won't be long 'til it's time to go. So Most days we'll take it fast, but some nights we'll take it slow. I know we've come so far, but baby! Baby! We've got so far to go!

Field Commander Cohen He was our most important spy Wounded in the line of duty Parachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail parties Urging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles Leave it all and like a man Come back to nothing special Such as waiting rooms and ticket lines Silver bullet suicides and messianic ocean tides And racial roller coaster rides And other forms of boredom, advertised as poetry I know you need your sleep now I know your life's been hard But many men are falling Where you promised to stand guard I never asked but I heard You cast your lot along with the poor But then I overheard your prayer That you be this and nothing more Than just some grateful faithful woman's Favorite singing millionaire The patron Saint of Envy and the grocer of despair Working for the Yankee dollar I know you need your sleep now I know your life's been hard But many men are falling Where you promised to stand guard Ah, lover come and lie with me If my lover is who you are And be your sweetest self awhile Until I ask for more, my child Then let the other selves be one, yeah Let them manifest and come 'Til every taste is on the tongue 'Til love is pierced and love is hung And every kind of freedom done Then, oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love, oh, my love Oh, my love

אבא, כמה אהבה יש לי אליך אתה לא יודע ואם לא הראיתי מספיק קח עוד שיר שיוכל להסביר מצטער שלא הבנתי את הלב שלך מצטער שלא מצאתי את המילים איתך כי הרי מה שקיבלתי כל זה בזכותך תן לי את היד מבטיח, לא לעזוב אותך אבא אין פה מושלם אבל בשבילי אתה כל העולם גם אם יבואו שנים ללא מילים אני אבין אותך אני הבן שלך קח את הכול זה בכלל שלך תודה על הכול אני אוהב אותך ואף פעם לא כעסתי על הלב שלך אל תדאג כי זו הדרך שכתובה לך והרי מה שנתתי כל זה בשבילך גם אם לא תהיה איתי פה אני תמיד איתך

על כביש פתוח כמעט כמו הרוח אין לי שום כיוון אני לא בטוח איך אפשר לנוח איך מוצאים איזון ויש לי אלף חלומות עוד להגשים איתך תבואי לפה אחרי פרידות אני תמיד בתהיות על מי שלא הצלחתי להיות בשבילך אני נופל קם והולך עם הדרך מסתבך מה קורה לי בגללך איך איך אני אמור להסתדר כשתחבקי אחד אחר ולא נספיק עוד לדבר ואין לי כוח שיגעו לי את המוח מה צריך להיות כולם הפכו להיות פרופסורים לאהבות ובעיות ויש לי קטע כמו ילד אני שם שירים ומדמיין את כל הסיטואציות שטעינו מאמי דרמות שעשינו מאמי לב שבור זה ממכר בשבילך אני נופל קם והולך עם הדרך מסתבך מה קורה לי בגללך איך איך אני אמור להסתדר כשתחבקי אחד אחר ולא נספיק עוד לדבר