“It's true that all the men you knew were dealers
who said they were through with dealing
Every time you gave them shelter.
I know that kind of man
It's hard to hold the hand of anyone
who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.”

— Leonard Cohen

"The Stranger Song" (1966)
Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

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Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934–2016

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