The Night of Santiago

Album: Thanks for the Dance (2019)
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  • She said she was a maiden
    That wasn't what I heard
    For the sake of conversation
    I took her at her word
    The lights went out behind us
    The fireflies undressed
    The broken sidewalk ended
    I touched her sleeping breasts
    They opened to me urgently
    Like lilies from the dead
    Behind a fine embroidery
    Her nipples rose like bread
    Then I took off my necktie
    And she took of her dress
    My belt and pistol, set aside, we tore away the rest

    The night of Santiago
    And I was passing through
    So I took her to the river
    As any man would do

    Her thighs, they slipped away from me
    Like schools of startled fish
    Though I've forgotten half my life
    I still remember this
    Now, as a man I won't repeat
    The things she said aloud
    Except for this, my lips are sealed forever
    And for now
    And soon there's sand in every kiss
    And soon the dawn is ready
    And soon the night surrenders
    To a daffodil machete
    I gave her something pretty
    And I waited till she laughed
    I wasn't born a gypsy
    To make a woman sad

    The night of Santiago
    And I was passing through
    I took her to the river
    As any man would do
    The night of Santiago (night of Santiago)
    And I was passing through (I was passing through)
    I took her to the river
    As any man would do

    I didn't fall in love
    Of course, it's never up to you
    But she was walking back and forth
    And I was passing through
    When I took her to the river
    In her virginal apparel
    When I took her to the river
    On that night of Santiago
    And yes she lied about it all
    Her children and her husband
    You were born to judge the world
    Forgive me, but I wasn't

    The night of Santiago
    And I was passing through
    I took her to the river
    As any man would do

    The night of Santiago (night of Santiago)
    And I was passing through (I was passing through)
    I took her to the river
    As any man would do

    The night of Santiago (night of Santiago)
    And I was passing through (I was passing through)
    So I took her to the river
    As any man would do

    The night of Santiago
    And I was passing through (I was passing through)
    So I took her to the river
    As any man would do Writer/s: Adam Cohen, Leonard Cohen, Philip Glass
    Publisher: MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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