My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in places I used to pl…

Leonard Cohen
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My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in places I used to play. And I’m crazy for love but I’m not coming on. I’m just paying my rent every day in the tower of song. ✨ Leonard Cohen (2008). The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen: Enhanced Edition, p.251, Omnibus Press
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My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in places I used to play. And I’m crazy for love but I’m not coming on. I’m just paying my rent every day in the tower of song. ✨ Leonard Cohen (2008). The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen: Enhanced Edition, p.251, Omnibus Press

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