On The Level Lyrics - Leonard Cohen

I knew that it was wrong 

I didn't have a doubt 

I was dying to get back home 

And you were starting out 

I said I best be moving on 

You said, we have all day 

You smiled at me like I was young it 

Took my breath away 

Your crazy fragrance all around 

Your secrets all in view 

My lost, my lost was saying found 

My don't was saying do 

Let's keep it on the level 

When I walked away from you 

I turned my back on the devil 

Turned my back on the angel too 

They ought to give my heart a medal 

For letting go of you 

When I turned my back on the devil 

Turned my back on the angel too 

Now I'm living in this temple 

Where they tell you what to do 

I'm old and I've had to settle 

On a different point of view 

I was fighting with temptation 

But I didn't want to win 

A man like me don't like to see 

Temptation caving in 

Your crazy fragrance all around 

Your secrets all in view 

My lost, my lost was saying found 

My don't was saying do 

Let's keep it on the level 

When I walked away from you 

I turned my back on the devil 

Turned my back on the angel too 

They ought to give my heart a medal 

For letting go of you 

When I turned my back on the devil 

Turned my back on the angel too 

They ought to give my heart a medal 

For letting go of you 

When I turned my back on the devil 

Turned my back on the angel too