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On the Level Lyrics
I knew that it was wrong
I didn't have a doubt
I was dying to get back home
And you were starting out
I said I'd best be moving on
You said, we have all day
You smiled at me like I was young
It took my breath away
Your crazy fragrance all around
Your secrets all in view
My lost, my lost was saying found
My don't was saying do
Let's keep it on the level
When I walked away from you
I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
They oughta give my heart a medal
For letting go of you
When I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
Now I'm living in this temple
Where they tell you what to do
I'm old and I've had to settle
On a different point of view
I was fighting with temptation
But I didn't want to win
A man like me don't like to see
Temptation caving in
Your crazy fragrance all around
Your secrets in my view
My lost, my lost was saying found
My don't was saying do
Let's keep it on the level
When I walked away from you
I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
They ought to give my heart a medal
For letting go of you
When I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
They ought to give my heart a medal
For letting go of you
When I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
I didn't have a doubt
I was dying to get back home
And you were starting out
You said, we have all day
You smiled at me like I was young
It took my breath away
Your secrets all in view
My lost, my lost was saying found
My don't was saying do
When I walked away from you
I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
For letting go of you
When I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
Where they tell you what to do
I'm old and I've had to settle
On a different point of view
But I didn't want to win
A man like me don't like to see
Temptation caving in
Your secrets in my view
My lost, my lost was saying found
My don't was saying do
When I walked away from you
I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
For letting go of you
When I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
For letting go of you
When I turned my back on the devil
Turned my back on the angel too
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Sharon Robinson, Leonard Cohen
Duration
3:28
Submitted by
bloodangel On Nov 12, 2016
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Moving on has it’s costs and opportunity costs. Leaving you lose and win. Settling sometimes let’s us move on and simply survive - however it’s never the same going forward.