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Qwilleran (@qwirky) |

More Leonard Cohen.
It is lengthy, so if you qwit before the end, that's okay.
Ah we're drinking and we're dancing
And the band is really happening
And the Johnny Walker wisdom running high
And my very sweet companion
She's the angel of compassion
She's rubbing half the world against her thigh
And every drinker every dancer
Lifts a happy face to thank her
The fiddler fiddles something so sublime
All the women tear their blouses off
And the men they dance on the polka-dots
And it's partner found, it's partner lost
And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
It's closing time
(Closing time)(Closing time)(Closing time)
Yeah the women tear their blouses off
And the men they dance on the polka-dots
And it's partner found, it's partner lost
And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
It's closing time
Ah we're lonely, we're romantic
And the cider's laced with acid
And the holy spirit's crying, where's the beef?
And the moon is swimming naked
And the summer night is fragrant
With a mighty expectation of relief
So we struggle and we stagger
Down the snakes and up the ladder
To the tower where the blessed hours chime
And I swear it happened just like this
A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
The gates of love they budged an inch
I can't say much has happened since
But closing time
(Closing time)(Closing time)(Closing time)
I swear it happened just like this
A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
The gates of love they budged an inch
I can't say much has happened since
(I can't say much has happened since)
We're closing time
Closing time
I loved you for your beauty
But that doesn't make a fool of me
You were in it for your beauty too
And I loved you for your body
There's a voice that sounds like god to me
Declaring, (declaring) declaring, declaring that your body's really you
And I loved you when our love was blessed
And I love you now there's nothing left
But sorrow and a sense of overtime
And I missed you since the place got wrecked
And I just don't care what happens next
Looks like freedom but it feels like death
It's something in between, I guess
It's closing time
(Closing time)(Closing time)(Closing time)
Yeah I missed you since the place got wrecked
By the winds of change and the weeds of sex
Looks like freedom but it feels like death
It's something in between, I guess
It's closing time
Yeah we're drinking and we're dancing
But there's nothing really happening
And the place is dead as heaven on a Saturday night
And my very close companion
Gets me fumbling gets me laughing
She's a hundred but she's wearing
Something tight
And I lift my glass to the awful truth
Which you can't reveal to the ears of youth
Except to say it isn't worth a dime
And the whole damn place goes crazy twice
And it's once for the devil and once for Christ
But the boss don't like these dizzy heights
We're busted in the blinding lights
Of closing time
(Closing time)(Closing time)(Closing time)
The whole damn place goes crazy twice
And it's once for the devil and once for Christ
But the boss don't like these dizzy heights
We're busted in the blinding lights
(Busted in the blinding lights)
Busted in the blinding lights
Of closing time
Closing time
Oh the women tear their blouses off
And the men they dance on the polka-dots
It's closing time
And it's partner found, it's partner lost
And it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops
It's closing time
I swear it happened just like this
A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss
It's closing time (closing time)
(Closing time)(Closing time)(Closing time)
The gates of love they budged an inch
I can't say much has happened since
But closing time (closing time, closing time, closing time)
I loved you when our love was blessed
I love you now there's nothing left
But closing time
I miss you since the place got wrecked
By the winds of change and the weeds of sex
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admin:
@qwirky How could one not listen to the end? This is a great song and I loved and enjoyed your take on it. Well done. ♥
Jan 18th 2020, 7:12 pm Report
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Qwilleran:
@admin By the end with so much repeating, I couldn't help but ad-lib a bit. Thank you Kelly.
Jan 18th 2020, 7:16 pm Report
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Cash:
@qwirky ... Wow quite a song,, an you do a awesome job on it... :)
Jan 18th 2020, 8:36 pm Report
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John Jenson:
@qwirky Good old honky tonk song great sing.
Jan 18th 2020, 10:38 pm Report
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Chris Daniels:
@qwirky Hey Rich! weeds of sex? Well, I guess. But what a song! Might even do this one on karaoke night at the bar, haha..Really great!
Jan 18th 2020, 11:56 pm Report
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Pete Mannion:
@qwirky sounds like MY sort of place, I swear.. it is just like this..BRILLIANT Richard.. love it...
Jan 19th 2020, 1:01 am Report
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Bev:
@qwirky Hi Q, you are sounding fantastic on this Leonard Cohen song. Enjoyed this very much. ♥♫
Jan 19th 2020, 2:12 am Report
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Qwilleran:
@sierrajohn Thank you john, it is a fun place, for sure.
Jan 19th 2020, 5:03 am Report
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Qwilleran:
@chrisdaniels I do like that line, too. Thank you Chris.
Jan 19th 2020, 5:04 am Report
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Qwilleran:
@crooner As long as there are no fights, it's a fun place. Thank you.
Jan 19th 2020, 5:04 am Report
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Qwilleran:
@bevb Thank you Bev. Meet there for a brew or two? Kidding of course.
Jan 19th 2020, 5:05 am Report
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Jay Dotson:
jay455Enjoyed my listen Richard a terrific song and performance
Jan 19th 2020, 10:01 am Report
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