I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were talking so brave and so sweet
Giving me head on the unmade bed
While the limousines wait in the street
But those were the reasons and
That was New York
We were running for the money and the flesh
And that was called love for
The workers in song
Probably still is for those of them left

Ah, but you got away, didn't you baby?
You just turned your back on the crowd
You got away, I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous, your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me, you would make an exception
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty
You fixed yourself, you said, "Well
Never mind
We are ugly, but we have the music"

Ah, but you got away, didn't you baby?
You just turned your back on the crowd
And you got away, I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around

I don't mean to suggest that
I loved you the best
I can't keep track of each fallen robin
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
That's all
I don't even think of you that often


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Chelsea Hotel No. 2 Lyrics as written by Leonard Cohen

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    My Opinion

    I know its a cover but it really works well with her voice. i don,t really think i need to explain the lyrics but anyhoo, its one of my favourite songs so maybe you would like to listen to it too?

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