Leonard Cohen — Lover Lover Lover Tour of 1979

I asked my father I said, "Father, change my name" "The one I'm using now It's covered up with fear and filth And cowardice and shame" Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me He said, "I locked you in this body I meant it as a kind of trial You can use it as a weapon Or to make some woman smile" Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me "Then let me start again," I cried "Oh, please let me start again I want a face that's fair, this time I want a spirit that is calm" Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me "I never never turned aside," He said, "I never ever walked away" "It was you who built the temple It was you who covered up my face" Yes, lover, lover, lover, come back to me Lover, lover, lover, come back to me You may come to me in happiness Or you may come to me in grief You may come to me in deepest faith Or you may come in disbelief Oh, lover, lover, lover, come back to me Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me Yes, and lover, lover, lover, come back to me [spoken] John Bilezikjian on the oud