"Stages" lyrics - LEONARD COHEN

Y'know I was talking with some of the guys... some of the guys in the band are kind of over the hill. And they were talking about the various stages that a man goes through in relation to his allure to the opposite sex. It was not a scientific evaluation... just something that arose over a cup of coffee.

It went something like this: You start off irresistible. And, then you become resistible. And then you become transparent - not exactly invisible but as if you are seen through old plastic. Then you actually do become invisible. And then - and this is the most amazing transformation - you become repulsive. But that's not the end of the story. After repulsive then you become cute - and that's where I am.