اسکروج

I brush these shackles off the wind
With a drunken insomniac frown
A never-ending repetition
To melt the frozen sun

And there is no victory
There is no loss
The ones that I love are safe
From the horrors I keep
And there is no victory
There is no loss
No joy but the dawn of peace

My courage is crashing
On the breeze
And dark is the moon
Through the trees
In perfect silence
In hopeless defeat
I'll own my pain
And put down my feet

And there is no victory
There is no loss
The ones that I love are safe
From the horrors I keep
And there is no victory
There is no loss
No joy but the dawn of peace

It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Did you ever go clear?
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train, and
You came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
One more thin gypsy thief
Well, I see Jane's awake
She sends her regards
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear
Sincerely, L Cohen