SWEET BIRD
Joni Mitchell
Out on some borderline
Some mark of inbetween
I lay down golden-in time
And woke up vanishing
Sweet bird you are
Briefer than a falling star
All these vain promises on beauty jars
Somewhere with your wings on time
You must be laughing
Behind our eyes
Calendars of our lives
Circled with compromise
Sweet bird of time and change
You must be laughing
Up on your feathers laughing
Golden in time
Cities under the sand
Power, ideals and beauty
Fading in everyone's hand
Give me some time
I feel like I'm losing mine
Out here on this horizon line
With the earth spinning
And the sky forever rushing
No one knows
They can never get that close
Guesses at most
Guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching
Guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching
Guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching
Share
More from Joni Mitchell
YOU DREAM FLAT TIRES
Joni Mitchell
THE WINDFALL (EVERYTHING FOR NOTHING)
Joni Mitchell
UNDERNEATH THE STREETLIGHT
Joni Mitchell
Tax-Free
Joni Mitchell
SMOKIN' (EMPTY, TRY ANOTHER)
Joni Mitchell
The Reoccurring Dream
Joni Mitchell
How Do You Stop
Joni Mitchell
Cool Water (feat. Willie Nelson)
Joni Mitchell
THE SIRE OF SORROW (JOB'S SAD SONG)
Joni Mitchell
Shades of Scarlett Conquering
Joni Mitchell
Just Like Me (Unreleased)
Joni Mitchell
Otis & Marlena
Joni Mitchell
YVETTE IN ENGLISH
Joni Mitchell
Taming the Tiger
Joni Mitchell
The Crazy Cries of Love
Joni Mitchell
The Magdelene Laundries
Joni Mitchell
Goodbye Blue Sky
Joni Mitchell
Overture-Cotton Avenue
Joni Mitchell
Tiger Bones
Joni Mitchell
THE TEA LEAF PROPHECY (LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS)
Joni Mitchell