Leonard Cohen - It Seemed the Better Way

[Verse 1]Seemed the better wayWhen first I heard him speakNow it's much too lateTo turn the other cheek[Verse 2]Sounded like the truthSeemed no better waySounded like the truthBut it's not the truth today[Verse 3]I wonder what it wasI wonder what it meantAt first he touched on loveThen he touched on death[Verse 4]Sounded like the truthSeemed the better waySounded like the truthBut it's not the truth today[Verse 5]I better hold my tongueI better take my placeLift this glass of bloodTry to say the grace[Verse 6]Seemed the better wayWhen first I heard him speakBut now it's much too lateTo turn the other cheek[Verse 7]Sounded like the truthSeemed the better waySounded like the truthBut it's not the truth today[Verse 8]I better hold my tongueI better take my placeLift his glass of bloodTry to say the grace