Different Sides Lyrics

by Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen Different Sides Lyrics

intro: C#m A F#m G#
We find ourselves on different sides
of a line nobody drew
Though it only be one in the higher eye
Down here where we live it is two
I to my side call the meek and the mild
You to your side call the Word
By virtue of suffering I claim to have won
You claim to have never been heard
Both of us say there are laws to obey
Yeah but frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone
(alone)
The pull of the moon, the thrust of the sun
Thus, the ocean is crossed
The waters are blessed while a shadowy guest
kindles a light for the lost
Both of us say there are laws to obey
But frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone
Down in the valley the famine goes on
Famine up on the hill
I say you shouldn't, you couldn't, you can't
You say that you must and you will
(instrumental chorus)
You want to live where the suffering is
I want to get out of town
C'mon baby, give me a kiss
Stop writing everything down
Both of us say there are laws to obey
But frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone
Both of us say there are laws to obey
But frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone

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