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 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 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 noise is neighbors 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
Oh, 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 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
Turn but 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 the woman by your side, well
She's awake
But there's nothing you can give her and
There's nothing you want to take
You don't even try to prove that
The noise is neighbors making love
It's just a man taking what he
Needs from the store room

Or 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 just a man taking what he
Needs from the store room

It's not the wind