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A Thousand Kisses Deep by Leonard Cohen

The ponies run, the (1)__________ are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little (2)______________ streak
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat
You (3)________ your (4)________ as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie Street
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the masterpiece
And (5)__________ I had miles to drive
And promises to keep
You ditch it all to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep

And (6)__________________ when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our (7)____________ and go
A thousand kisses deep
Confined to sex, we pressed against
The limits of the sea
I saw there (8)________ no (9)____________ left
For (10)____________________ (11)________ me
I (12)________ it to the forward deck
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then (13)__________________ to be wrecked
A thousand (14)____________ deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm (15)________ on Boogie street
I guess they won’t (16)________________ the gifts
That you were (17)__________ to keep
And quiet is the (18)______________ of you
The file on you complete
Except what we forgot to do
A thousand (19)____________ deep

And (20)__________________ when the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We gather up our (21)____________ and go
A (22)________________ kisses deep
The (23)____________ run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little (24)______________ streak
And summoned now to deal
With (25)________ invincible defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A (26)________________ kisses deep

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