It is good to be the king

had a little party
at my place tonight

just intimate friends
and some fine honeys

apparently one of the neighbors
called the cops about the music
being too loud
[it wasn't]
[just a mellow undertone]

so this cop bangs on my door
and I step outside to deal with it

we are talking
and he claims he can hear
the bass from there
which is complete bullshit

and I say so
he cops an attitude
and asks me if I am either deaf or stupid

which was the wrong move
I explain to him
that I am being entirely civil
and will not tolerate an attitude on his part

my dear friend Dave
[who happens to be the chief of police]
rolls out the door
to see if there is a problem


I just smile
and say nope
it is all good

this kind officer was just leaving
he smiles
and says
"that is a good thing
because I am having a good time
and
I would be very disappointed
if there was a problem"

a soft smile
and
gentle wink

and I walked back inside
to make another drink

(no subject)

The ponies run, the girls are young
the odds are there to beat

you win a while and then its done
your little winning streak

and summoned now
to deal
with your invincible defeat

you live your life as if its 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 maybe I had miles to drive
and promises to keep
you ditch it all to stay alive

a thousand kisses deep

and sometimes when the night is slow
the wretched and the meek
we gather up our hearts and go

a thousand kisses deep

confined to sex
we pressed against the limits of the sea

I saw there were no oceans left
for scavengers like me

I made it to the forward deck
I blessed our random fleet
and consent to be read

a thousand kisses deep

I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
I'm back on boogie street

I guess they wont exchange the gifts
that you were meant to keep

and quiet is, the thought of you
the file on you complete
except what we forgot to do

a thousand kisses 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 girls are young
the odds are there to beat

you win a while and then its done
your little winning streak

and summoned now
to deal
with your invincible defeat

you live your life as if its real

a thousand kisses deep

- leonard cohen
a thousand kisses deep