Leonard Cohen - Bird On The Wire (Official Audio) Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/lc_spotify Listen on Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/lc_apple Amazon: http://smarturl.it/lc_amu YouTube Music: http://smarturl.it/lc_ytm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leonardcohen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonardcohen/ Official Website: https://www.leonardcohen.com Lyrics: Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free Like a worm on a hook Like a knight from some old fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee If I, if I have been unkind I hope that you can just let it go by If I, if I have been untrue I hope you know it was never to you Like a baby, stillborn Like a beast with his horn I have torn everyone who reached out for me But I swear by this song And by all that I have done wrong I will make it all up to thee I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch He said to me, "You must not ask for so much." And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?" Oh like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free