IT SEEMED THE BETTER WAY



It seemed the better way
When first I heard him speak
But now it's much too late
To turn the other cheek

It sounded like the truth
It seemed the better way
Though no one but a fool
Would bless the meek today

I wonder what it was
I wonder what it meant
This rising up with love
This lying down with death

Better hold my tongue
Better know my place
Cup of blood with everyone
Try to say the Grace








Copyright © 2001, 2003 Leonard Cohen.
Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.




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