Thoughtful Thursday

I don't know if you are aware of it, but a certain singer/songwriter/artist/awesome Canadian known as Leonard Cohen is a bit of a big deal around these here parts.

A national treasure, our Leonard. A Renaissance man.

Not only did he have a much-talked about gallery showing here recently, he also had a critically-acclaimed concert. The press loves him. He's friendly, aloof, mysterious, open.

And he writes some pretty amazing lyrics.

I noticed in today's paper than one of his musical associates, Jennifer Warnes, is going to be coming here. She and he have a real mutual musical admiration society going on.

The irksome advertisement for the event is what caught my eye - "First Lenny, now Jenny!".

Ack.

This so does not befit such fine artists.

To somehow make up for this, today's Thoughtful Thursday will be an exquisite collaboration of the two - lyrics by Lenny!

Vocals by Jenny!

Bird on a Wire
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 my ribbons for thee.

If I have been unkind,
I hope that you could just let it go by.
And if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you. No, no

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
By all I have done wrong
I'll make it all up to you. Yes I will

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He called out to me, "Don't ask for so much."
And a young man leaning on his darkened door,
He cried out to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.

May you all have a fine day, straddling that balance between not asking for enough and asking for too much.