Faster Than Leonard

i’m speeding up the tune
i’ve always liked it fast
i want to get there soon
don’t want to get there last
i don’t care that i’m old
this is the life i’ve led
i always liked it fast
that’s what my momma said

i’m lacing up my shoes
but I don’t want to run
i just want to get there soon
i don’t need a starting gun
i don’t care that i’m old
i don’t care what dying does
i never liked it slow
lightning’s in my blood

i never liked it slow
i always liked it fast
it’s time, i’ve got to go
don’t want to get there last
i don’t care that i’m old
don’t care that i’ll be dead
i never liked it slow
that’s what my momma said

let me catch my breath
now i’ll go fast as light
energy is my gift
& i can go all night
don’t want to take my time
i won’t linger in your eyes
a moment on the stage
a lifetime in your mind

i never liked it slow
i always liked it fast
it’s time, i’ve got to go
don’t want to get there last
so, baby, let me know
when i’m wanted back in town
in case they want a show
i will never slow it down

i’m speeding up the tune
i’ve always liked it fast
i want to get there soon
don’t want to get there last
i don’t care that i’m old
if you catch my drift
i never liked it slow
energy is my gift

— in response to the Leonard Cohen song “Slow”, from the album Popular Problems