The law

Leonard Cohen

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How many times did you call me And I knew it was late I left everybody But I never went straight I don't claim to be guilty But I do understand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand Now my heart's like a blister From doing what I do If the moon has a sister It's got to be you I'm going to miss you forever Though it's not what I planned There's a law there's an arm there's a hand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand Now the deal has been dirty Since dirty began I'm not asking for mercy Not from the man You just don't ask for mercy While you're still on the stand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand I don't claim to be guilty Guilty's too grand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand That's all I can say baby That's all I can say It wasn't for nothing That they put me away I fell with my angel Down the chain of command There's a law there's an arm there's a hand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand There's a law there's an arm there's a hand

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