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A Thousand Kisses Deep by Leonard Cohen

The (1)____________ run, the girls are young
The odds are there to beat
You win a while, and then it's done
Your little winning streak
And summoned now to deal
With your (2)____________________ defeat
You live your life as if it's real
A thousand (3)____________ deep
I'm (4)______________ tricks, I'm (5)______________ fixed
I'm (6)________ on Boogie Street
You (7)________ your grip, and (8)________ you slip
Into the masterpiece
And maybe I had miles to drive
And promises to keep
You ditch it all to stay alive
A thousand kisses deep

And sometimes (9)________ the night is slow
The wretched and the meek
We (10)____________ up our hearts and go
A (11)________________ kisses deep
Confined to sex, we (12)______________ against
The limits of the sea
I saw there were no oceans left
For (13)____________________ like me
I made it to the forward deck
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then consented to be wrecked
A thousand (14)____________ deep
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on Boogie street
I guess they won’t (15)________________ the gifts
That you (16)________ meant to keep
And (17)__________ is the thought of you
The file on you complete
Except (18)________ we (19)____________ to do
A thousand (20)____________ deep

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

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