IT SEEMED THE BETTER WAY It seemed the better way When first I heard him speak But now it's much too late To turn the other cheek It sounded like the truth It seemed the better way Though no one but a fool Would bless the meek today I wonder what it was I wonder what it meant This rising up with love This lying down with death Better hold my tongue Better know my place Cup of blood with everyone Try to say the Grace Copyright © 2001, 2003 Leonard Cohen. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.