The song Famous Blue Raincoat is performed by Leonard Cohen in the album named Essential Leonard Cohen in the year 2002 .
It's four in the morning, the end of December
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
Well, 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
Leonard Cohen - Essential Leonard Cohen
- Suzanne
- The Stranger Song
- Sisters Of Mercy
- Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
- So Long, Marianne
- Bird On A Wire
- The Partisan
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- Chelsea Hotel #2
- Take This Longing
- Who By Fire
- The Guests
- Hallelujah
- If It Be Your Will
- Night Comes On
- I'm Your Man
- Everybody Knows
- Tower of Song
- Ain't No Cure For Love
- Take This Waltz
- First We Take Manhattan
- Dance Me To The End Of Love (Live)
- The Future
- Democracy
- Waiting For The Miracle
- Closing Time
- Anthem
- In My Secret Life
- Alexandra Leaving
- A Thousand Kisses Deep
- Love Itself