Songwriters: Cohen, Leonard;    They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom  For trying to change the system from within  I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them  First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin    I'm guided by a signal in the heavens  I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin  I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons  First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin    I'd really like to live beside you, baby  I love your body and your spirit and your clothes  But you see that line there moving through the station?  I told you, I told you, told you I was one of those    Ah, you loved me as a loser  But now you're worried that I just might win  You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline  How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin  First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin    I don't like your fashion business, mister  And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin  I don't like what happened to my sister  First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin    I'd really like to live beside you, baby  I love your body and your spirit and your clothes  But you see that line there movin' through the station?  I told you, I told you, told you I was one of those    And I thank you for those items that you sent me  The monkey and the plywood violin  I practiced every night, now I'm ready  First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin    I am guided    Ah, remember me, I used to live for music  Remember me, I brought your groceries in  Well, it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded  First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin      © LEONARD COHEN STRANGER MUSIC INC;    these lyrics are submitted by mta_mta