Leonard Cohen - Store Room lyrics

It's not the wind that keeps you up it's not the snow It's not the moon coming like a headlight through your window It's not the thumbnail of a screen that scrapes away your dream It's just a man taking what he needs from the store room It's not the news of burning towns that ruins your mind Like a spool you turn and you turn but it won't unwind No these wars you did not start they don't tear your sleep apart It's just a man taking what he needs from the store room And now this woman by your side well she's asleep And there's nothing you can give her and there's nothing you want to keep You don't even try to prove that the noisy neighbour's making love It's just a man taking what he needs from the store room Well go to sleep and change the locks when you wake up Share your toast maybe spill some coffee from your cup There's nothing left to choose and there is so much more to lose There's this man taking what he needs from the store room It's not the news of burning towns that ruins your mind Like a spool you turn and you turn but it won't unwind No these wars you did not stop they don't tear your sleep apart It's just a man taking what he needs from the store room And now this woman by your side well she's awake But there's nothing you can give her there's nothing you want to take You don't even try to prove that the noisy neighbour's making love It's just a man taking what he needs from the store room Well go to sleep and change the locks when you wake up Share your toast maybe spill a little coffee from your cup He's got nothing left to choose and you've got so much more to lose There's a man taking what he needs from the store room