Famous Blue Raincoat - Live at Isle of Wight Festival, UK

It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
Oh, you're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear

Did you ever go clear?

Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train, yes
But then you came home without Lili Marlene

And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear

She sends her regards

And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I think that I miss you, I think I forgive you
I'm glad that you stood in my way

If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
I want you to know that your enemy is sleeping
I want you to know that his woman is free

Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good so I never tried

And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her
That night that you planned to go clear

Sincerely, L. Cohen