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The tilt of your hat
Oh, tomcat
You wear truth like a necklace
It hangs around your poetry
And moves in me
Did you grow up with film set views?
Do you unburden yourself by writing the blues?
Did you keep trying love
'Cause you believe we're made in twos?
Did Suzanne offer you something that you could not refuse?
And do you wake some days so drowned in metaphors
Are they the clues?
So many brave words you don't know which to choose
Oh, hide them in your hat
Oh, tomcat
And silence can shout
It's the space between the lines
Where the listener works them out
Is Canada such a wonderful wilderness?
It's where poets hide
On the other side
Do you thrive when you're in danger?
By this I mean are you the bear or are you the ranger?
Did you leave as you came, just a stranger?
Joseph, did you ever find your manger?
No, you're too fluid for that
Oh, tomcat
I bet you've smiled a few girls into bed in your time
I bet you've smiled a few girls into bed in your time
I bet you've smiled a few girls into bed in your time
And kept them there with your lines
When love dries up do you still try?
If you cut and run do you tell her why?
Was it you or Marianne who said goodbye?
And you comforted each other as you both began to cry?
Because you knew one day you would look back
But even then you could laugh about that
Young tomcat
That young tomcat
Oh, tomcat
You're such an old tomcat
There were times
I lay in my room
And it kinda felt like I knew you
There were times
Like when love was too young to stick around
Oh, that's the worst kind of pain
You know it kinda rips through you
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu-