The Goal

by Leonard Cohen

From the album: Thanks for the Dance

Track 6 of 9 on Thanks for the Dance (2019).

Duration: 1:12

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Lyrics for The Goal

I can't leave my house Or answer the phone I'm going down again But I'm not alone Settling at last Accounts of the soul This for the trash That paid in full As for the fall, it Began long ago Can't stop the rain Can't stop the snow I sit in my chair I look at the street The neighbor returns My smile of defeat I move with the leaves I shine with the chrome I'm almost alive I'm almost at home No one to follow And nothing to teach Except that the goal Falls short of the reach

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More from Thanks for the Dance

  1. Happens to the Heart
  2. Moving On
  3. The Night of Santiago
  4. Thanks for the Dance
  5. It's Torn
  6. The Goal
  7. Puppets
  8. The Hills
  9. Listen to the Hummingbird