Leaving the Table

I'm leaving the table

I'm out of the game

I don't know the people

In your picture frame

If I ever loved you, oh no, no

It's a crying shame

If I ever loved you

If I knew your nameYou don't need a lawyer

I'm not making a claim

You don't need to surrender

I'm not taking aim

I don't need a lover, no, no, no

The wretched beast is tame

I don't need a lover

So blow out the flameThere's nobody missing

There is no reward

Little by little

We're cutting the cord

We're spending the treasure, oh no, no

That love cannot afford

I know you can feel it

The sweetness restoredI don't need a reason

For what I became

I've got these excuses

They're tired and they're lame

I don't need a pardon, no no, no no, no

There's no one left to blame

I'm leaving the table

I'm out of the game

I'm leaving the table

I'm out of the game

Songwriters

LEONARD COHENPublished by

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