And All Of That Jiving Around

i remember you well
in the Chelsea Hotel
you were famous
your heart was a legend
you told me again
you preferred
handsome men
but for me you
would make an exception
and clenching your fist
for the ones like us
who are oppressed
by the figures of beauty
you fixed yourself
you said
"well never mind,
we are ugly but
we have the music"
and then you got away
didn't you babe
you just turned your back on the crowd
you got away, i never once heard you say
i need you, i don't need you
i need you, i don't need you
and all of that jiving around

--Leonard Cohen
from Chelsea Hotel #2