Slow

Album: Popular Problems (2014)
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  • I'm slowing down the tune
    I never liked it fast
    You want to get there soon
    I want to get there last

    It's not because I'm old
    It's not the life I led
    I always liked it slow
    That's what my momma said

    I'm lacing up my shoe
    But I don't want to run
    I'll get here when I do
    Don't need no starting gun

    It's not because I'm old
    And it's not what dying does
    I always liked it slow
    Slow is in my blood

    I always liked it slow:
    I never liked it fast
    With you it's got to go:
    With me it's got to last

    It's not because I'm old
    It's not because I'm dead
    I always liked it slow
    That's what my momma said

    All your moves are swift
    All your turns are tight
    Let me catch my breath
    I thought we had all night

    I like to take my time
    I like to linger as it flies
    A weekend on your lips
    A lifetime in your eyes

    I always liked it slow:
    I never liked it fast
    With you it's got to go:
    With me it's got to last

    It's not because I'm old
    It's not the life I led
    I always liked it slow
    That's what my momma said

    I'm slowing down the tune
    I never liked it fast
    You want to get there soon
    I want to get there last

    So baby let me go
    You're wanted back in town
    In case they want to know
    I'm just trying to slow it down Writer/s: Leonard Cohen, Patrick Leonard
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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