Crazy to Love You. Written by Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas These are the lyrics that Cohen sings. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Had to go crazy to love you Had to go down to the pit Had to do time in the tower Beggin' my crazy to quit Had to go crazy to love you You, who were never the one () Whom I chased through the souvenir heartache Her braids and her blouse all un-done Sometimes I'd head for the highway I'm old and the mirrors don't lie But crazy has places to hide in That are deeper than any good-bye Had to go crazy to love you Had to let everything fall Had to be people I hated Had to be no one at all I'm tired of choosing de-sire I've been saved by a blessed fatigue The gates of commitment un-wired And nobody tryin' to leave Sometimes I'd head for the highway I'm old and the mirrors don't lie But crazy has places to hide in That are deeper than any good-bye Had to go crazy to love you You, who were never the one () Whom I chased through the souvenir heartache Her braids and her blouse all un-done