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Don't Go Home With Your Hard-On - Leonard Cohen



     
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I was born in a beauty salon
My father was a dresser of hair
My mother was a girl you could call on
When you called she was always thereWhen you called she was always there
When you called she was always there
When you called she was always there
When you called she was always thereAh, but don't go home with your hard-on
It will only drive you insane
You can't shake it or break it with your Motown
You can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rainI've looked behind all of these faces
That smile you down to your knees
And the lips that say, "Come on, taste us"
And when you try to they make you say, "Please"When you try to they make you say, "Please"
When you try to they make you say, "Please"
When you try to they make you say, "Please"
[Incomprehensible] when you try to they make you say, "Please"Ah, but don't go home with your hard-on

It will only drive you insane
You can't shake it or break it with your Motown
You can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rainHere comes your bride with her veil on
Approach her, you wretch, if you dare
Approach her, you ape with your tail on
Once you have her she'll always be thereOnce you have her she'll always be there
Once you have her she'll always be there
Once you have her she'll always be there
Once you have her she'll always be thereAh, but don't go home with your hard-on
It will only drive you insane
You can't shake it or break it with your Motown
You can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rainSo I work in that same beauty salon
I'm chained to the old masquerade
The lipstick, the shadow and the silicone
I follow my father's tradeYes, I follow my father's trade
I follow my father's trade
I follow my father's trade
I follow my father's tradeAh, but don't go home with your hard-on
It will only drive you insane
You can't shake it or break it with your Motown
You can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rain
You can't melt it down in the rain
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Leonard Cohen, (born 21st September 1934 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist and musician. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry. His first published book of poetry was Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956).

Musically, Cohen's early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in a deep bass register, accompanied by synthesisers and female backing vocals.

Despite not embarking on a tour since 1993, Cohen was forced to go on the road in 2008, following the alleged misappropriation of over U.S. $5 million from his retirement by his longtime former manager, Kelley Lynch. This left him close to bankruptcy and Cohen's mammoth world tour lasted two and a half years and included 246 shows.

Cohen's songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft. His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, and complex interpersonal relationships.

Cohen's music has become highly influential to other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand cover versions of his works have been recorded. He is also popular in his native land, having been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour.

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