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Leonard Cohen
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Leonard Cohen
Composer
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John Lissauer
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I asked my father
I said, "Father, change my name
The one I'm using now, it's covered up
With fear and filth and cowardice and shame"
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
He said, "I locked you in this body
I meant it as a kind of trial
You can use it as weapon
Or to make some woman smile"
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
"Then let me start again," I cried
Oh, please let me start again
I want a face that's fair this time
I want a spirit that is calm
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
I never turned aside
He said I never ever walked away
It was you who built the temple
It was you who covered up my face
Yes, lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
You may come to me in happiness
Or you may come to me in grief
You may come to me in deepest faith
Or you may come in disbelief
But the lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
Yes, and lover, lover, lover, lover
Lover, lover, lover, come back to me
John Bell, zip on hood
Writer(s): Leonard Cohen
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