crazy to love you

Leonard Cohen

I had to go crazy to love you
Had to go down to the pit
Had to do time in the tower
Now I m too tired to quit

I had to go crazy to love you
You who were never the one
Whom I chased through the
Souvenir heartache
My braids and my blouse all undone

Sometimes I d head for the highway
I m old and the mirrors don t lie
But crazy has places to hide me
Deeper than saying goodbye

I had to go crazy to love you
Had to let everything fall
Had to be people I hated
Had to be no one at all

Tired of choosing desire
I ve been saved by a blessed fatigue
The gates of commitment unwired
And nobody trying to leave

Sometimes I d head for the highway
I m old and the mirrors don t lie
But crazy has places to hide me
Deeper than saying goodbye