《The Stranger Song》歌词

[00:00:00] The Stranger Song - Leonard Cohen (莱昂纳德·科恩)

[00:00:04] Its true that all the men you knew were dealers

[00:00:08] Who said they were through with dealing

[00:00:10] Every time you gave them shelter

[00:00:15] I know that kind of man

[00:00:17] Its hard to hold the hand of anyone

[00:00:20] Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender

[00:00:25] Who is reaching for the sky just to surrender

[00:00:31] And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behind

[00:00:35] You find he did not leave you very much

[00:00:38] Not even laughter

[00:00:41] Like any dealer he was watching for the card

[00:00:45] That is so high and wild

[00:00:47] Hell never need to deal another

[00:00:51] He was just some joseph looking for a manger

[00:00:56] He was just some joseph looking for a manger

[00:01:03] And then leaning on your window sill

[00:01:06] Hell say one day you caused his will

[00:01:08] To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter

[00:01:13] And then taking from his wallet

[00:01:16] An old schedule of trains hell say

[00:01:18] I told you when I came I was a stranger

[00:01:24] But now another stranger seems to want you to ignore his dreams

[00:01:30] As though they were the burden of some other

[00:01:35] O youve seen that man before

[00:01:37] His golden arm dispatching cards

[00:01:39] But now its rusted from the elbow to the finger

[00:01:45] And he wants to trade the game he plays for shelter

[00:01:50] Yes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter

[00:01:56] You hate to watch another tired man

[00:02:00] Lay down his hand

[00:02:01] Like he was giving up the holy game of poker

[00:02:06] And while he talks his dreams to sleep

[00:02:09] You notice theres a highway

[00:02:11] That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder

[00:02:16] Its curling up like smoke above his shoulder

[00:02:23] You tell him to come in sit down

[00:02:25] But something makes you turn around

[00:02:28] The door is open you can't close you shelter

[00:02:33] You try the handle of the road

[00:02:35] It opens do not be afraid

[00:02:38] Its you my love you who are the stranger

[00:02:43] It is you my love you who are the stranger

[00:02:49] Well I've been waiting I was sure

[00:02:52] Wed meet between the trains were waiting for

[00:02:55] I think its time to board another

[00:03:00] Please understand I never had a secret chart

[00:03:04] To get me to the heart of this

[00:03:06] Or any other matter

[00:03:10] Well he talks like this

[00:03:11] You don't know what hes after

[00:03:15] When he speaks like this

[00:03:16] You don't know what hes after

[00:03:21] Lets meet tomorrow if you chose

[00:03:24] Upon the shore beneath the bridge

[00:03:27] That they are building on some endless river

[00:03:32] Then he leaves the platform

[00:03:33] For the sleeping car thats warm

[00:03:35] You realize hes only advertising one more shelter

[00:03:42] And it comes to you he never was a stranger

[00:03:47] And you say ok the bridge or someplace later

[00:03:53] And then sweeping up the jokers

[00:03:55] That he left behind

[00:03:57] You find he did not leave you very much

[00:04:00] Not even laughter

[00:04:03] Like any dealer he was watching for the card

[00:04:07] That is so high and wild

[00:04:09] Hell never need to deal another

[00:04:14] He was just some joseph looking for a manger

[00:04:19] He was just some joseph looking for a manger

[00:04:25] And leaning on your window sill

[00:04:28] Hell say one day you caused his will

[00:04:30] To weaken with your love and warmth and shelter

[00:04:35] And then taking from his wallet

[00:04:38] An old schedule of trains

[00:04:40] Hell say I told you when I came I was a stranger

[00:04:46] I told you when I came I was a stranger