A collection of song lyrics and poems from the long and influential career of one of the most acclaimed and admired poet-songwriters in the world.

"This is a Borzoi book"- Includes index.

Poem --Prayer for Messiah -- When this American woman -- These heroics -- The fly -- As the mist leaves no scar -- I have not lingered in European monasteries -- I long to hold some lady -- You have the lovers -- Song for Abraham Klein -- Song to make me still -- Gift -- I have two bars of soap -- The Cuckold's song -- The flowers that I left in the ground -- A kite is a victim -- There are some men -- Isaiah -- What I'm doing here -- It uses us! -- The failure of a secular life -- The music crept by us -- Hydra 1960 -- Queen Victoria and me -- I had it for a moment -- The way back -- On hearing a name long unspoken -- Nothing I can lose -- The lists -- For E.J.P. -- One night I burned -- Fingerprints -- Suzanne -- Teachers -- So long, Marianne -- One of us cannot be wrong -- Hey, that's no way to say goodbye -- Sisters of mercy -- This is for you -- You live like a God -- Be with me -- What is a saint -- Believe me, Edith -- Story of Isaac -- Lady Midnight -- You know who I am -- Bird on the wire -- Famous blue raincoat -- Joan of Arc -- Avalanche -- Diamonds in the mine -- Welcome to these lines -- I perceived the outline of your breasts -- Invisible tonight -- Love is a fire -- The road to Larissa -- The killers -- The poems don't love us any more -- A veil -- A future night -- Song for my assassin -- This is my voice -- Chelsea Hotel -- Field commander Cohen -- There is a war -- I tried to leave you -- Who by fire? -- A singer must die -- Paper-thin hotel -- True love leaves no traces -- The change -- Commentary : The change -- Death to this book -- Commentary : Death to this book -- The news you really hate -- Commentary : The news you really hate -- Death of a lady's man -- This marriage -- Commentary : This marriage -- Commentary II : This marriage -- The asthmatic -- Commentary : The asthmatic -- A woman's decision -- A marvellous woman -- The dove -- Not going back -- Montreal -- O wife unmasked -- The rebellion -- Slowly I married her -- You're not supposed to be here -- Roshi -- Came so far for beauty -- The window -- Our lady of solitude -- The traitor -- Ballad of the absent mare -- I draw aside the curtain -- My teacher -- It is to you I turn -- All my life -- I lost my way -- Dance me to the end of love -- Coming back to you -- If it be your will -- Hallelujah -- First we take Manhattan -- Ain't no cure for love -- I'm your man -- Take this waltz -- Everybody knows -- The tower of song -- Democracy -- The future -- Anthem -- Light as the breeze -- Waiting for the miracle -- Alexandra leaving -- Boogie Street -- By the rivers dark -- The drunk Is gender-free -- The faithless wife -- The faith -- Here it is -- The letters -- Love itself -- Nightingale -- There for you -- Thousand kisses deep -- Amen -- Darkness -- Lullaby -- Feels so good -- Born in chains -- Party's over -- Crazy to love you -- Show me the place -- I'm always thinking of a song.