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
Oh, 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
This is the opening song to 1969’s Songs from a Room. It’s a kind of Cohen’s own “My Way.” Country musician Kris Kristofferson has stated he wants the first three lines on his
[Intro] / Comme l'oiseau sur la branche / Comme l'ivrogne dans le choeur de la nuit / J'ai cherche ma liberte / [Verse 1] / Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in some midnight
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 penned down in some old fashioned book / It
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in some old midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on the hook / Like a knight bent down in some old-fashioned book
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on the hook / Like a knight from some old-fashioned book / I have saved
Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in an old midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on a hook / Like a knight bent down in some old-fashioned book
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
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a fish on a hook / Like a knight from some old fashioned book / I have saved all
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on the hook / Like a knight from some old-fashioned book / I have saved
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on the hook / Like a knight from some old-fashioned book / I have saved
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
Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a fish on a hook / Like a knight from an old fashioned book / I have saved all
Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in some old midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on a hook / Like a monk bending over the book / It was the shape
[Verse 1] / 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
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
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a fish on a hook / Like a knight from an old fashioned book / I have saved all
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a fish on a hook / Like a knight from an old fashioned book / I have saved all
[Verse 1] / Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / [Verse 2] / Like a worm on a hook / Like a knight from some old-
[Originally by Leonard Cohen] / Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk at a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free. Like a fish on a hook, like a knight from some old
Like a bird on a wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free / Like a fish on a hook / Like a line in some old fashion book / I have saved all my
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
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 the hook / Like a knight in old fashioned book / I have saved all my
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
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
Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I've tried in my way to be free / Like a worm on a hook / Like a knight from some old fashioned book / I've saved all
Leonard Cohen Lyrics ... I have tried in my way to be free. ... I have saved all my ribbons for thee. If I, if I have been unkind, I hope that you can just let it ...
Lyrics for Bird on the Wire - Live in Dublin by Leonard Cohen. Like a bird on a wire
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on the like a knight f...
French translation of lyrics for Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen. Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried, in my way, to be fr...
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Leonard Cohen release “Bird on the Wire”?
Leonard Cohen released “Bird on the Wire” on April 7, 1969.
Q:Who wrote “Bird on the Wire (Live in Glasgow)” by Leonard Cohen?
“Bird on the Wire (Live in Glasgow)” by Leonard Cohen was written by Leonard Cohen.
Q:When did Leonard Cohen release “Bird on a Wire (Live in Toronto)”?
Leonard Cohen released “Bird on a Wire (Live in Toronto)” on June 28, 1994.
Q:Who wrote “Like a Bird (Bird on the Wire)” by Leonard Cohen?
“Like a Bird (Bird on the Wire)” by Leonard Cohen was written by Leonard Cohen.
Q:When did Leonard Cohen release “Bird on the Wire (Live at the Isle of Wight)”?
Leonard Cohen released “Bird on the Wire (Live at the Isle of Wight)” on October 20, 2009.
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