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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Joel
Vocals
Bob Bailey
Background Vocals
Jim Horn
Horn
Kim Fleming
Background Vocals
Yvonne Hodges
Background Vocals
Donna McElroy
Background Vocals
Chris Rodriguez
Background Vocals
Trisha Yearwood
Background Vocals
Alex Brown
Background Vocals
Jackie Gouche
Background Vocals
Mona Lisa Young
Background Vocals
Dann Huff
Guitar
Mac McAnally
Acoustic Guitar
Willie Weeks
Drums
Matt Rollings
Piano
Steve Nathan
Organ
Paul Litteral
Horn
Jim Hoke
Horn
Clint Black
Harmonica
Paul Franklin
Steel Guitar
Robert Charles
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Cohen
Composer
Jim Horn
Horn Arranger
Steve Lindsey
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Lindsey
Producer
Tony Brown
Producer
Jim DeMain
Assistant Engineer
John Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
Robert Charles
Assistant Engineer
Bill Schnee
Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Justin Neibank
Recording Engineer
Leanne Ungar
Recording Engineer
Ed Cherney
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
She stands before you naked
You can see it, you can taste it
But she comes to you
Light as the breeze
You can drink or you can nurse it
It don't matter how you worship
As long as you're
Down on your knees
So I knelt there at the delta
At the alpha and the omega
At the cradle of the river
And the seas
And like a blessing come from heaven,
For something like a second,
I was healed, and my heart
Was at ease
O baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh - something like this
And you're weak and you're harmless
And you're sleeping in your harness
And the wind going wild
In the trees
And it's not exactly prison
But you'll never be forgiven
For whatever you've done
With the keys
O baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh - something like this
It's dark and it's snowing
Oh my love I must be going
The river is starting to freeze
And I'm sick of pretending
I'm broken from bending
I've lived too long
On my knees
And she dances so graceful
And your heart's hard and hateful
And she's naked
But that's just a tease
And you turn in disgust
From your hatred and from your love
And she comes to you
Light as the breeze
O baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh - something like this
There's blood on every bracelet
You can see it, you can taste it
And it's please baby
Please baby please
And she says, drink deeply, pilgrim
But don't forget there's still a woman
Beneath this
Resplendent chemise
So I knelt at the delta
At the alpha and the omega
I knelt there
Like one who believes
And like a blessing come from heaven
For something like a second
I was cured, and my heart
Was at ease
O baby I waited
So long for your kiss
For something to happen
Oh - something like this
Writer(s): Leonard Cohen
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