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FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT Lyrics Artist(Band):Leonard Cohen
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 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 If you find some error in FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to Rod Weatherbie for submitting the lyrics. Review about FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT a rare song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/11/2007 the song touched me in a way i couldn't even explain even before i knew it was written about such cruel subject. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No Famous Blue Raincoat | Reviewer: P Markham | 6/2/2005 A brilliant, haunting work, which takes the form of a letter from Leonard Cohen to the brother who has cuckolded him. It's a tale of one brother who has married (Cohen) and another who has lived an itinerant life littered with random relationships. The brother, apparently without guilt, took up with Cohen's wife at a time when the marriage was in difficulty. When the affair ended, it brought an unexpected benefit to Cohen's own relationship. As Cohen tells his brother, 'Thanks for the trouble you took, from her eyes, I thought it was there for good, so I never tried.' Cohen however, is (naturally) embittered and much of the fun of the song is guessing how much of what he writes can be taken at face value (not much!): 'If you ever come back here, for Jane or for me, your enemy is sleeping, his woman is free'? And don't we sense a satisfaction as Cohen informs him, 'Last time we saw you you looked so much older, your famous blue raincoat was ripped at the shoulder'? Superb lyrics, a poetic examination of one of the greatest betrayals. Profound, moving, thought-provoking, exceptional. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No Review the song FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Leonard Cohen" Music | |
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