Joni Mitchell Lesson In Survival
Lesson in Survival Spinning out on turns That get you tough Guru books - the bible Only a reminder That you're just not good enough You need to believe in something Once I could in our love Black road Double Yellow line Friends and kin Campers in the kitchen That's fine sometimes But I know my needs My sweet tumbleweed I need more quiet times By a river flowing You and me deep kisses And the sun going down Maybe its paranoia Maybe its sensitivity Your friends protect you Scrutinize me I get so damn timid Not at all the spirit That's inside of me Oh baby I can't seem to make it with you socially There's this reef around me I'm looking way out at the ocean Love to see that green water in motion I'm going to get a boat And we can row it If you ever get the notion To be needed by me Fresh salmon frying And the tide rolling in I went to see a friend tonight It was very late when I walked in My talking as it rambled Revealed suspicious reasoning the visit seemed to darken him I came in as bright as a neon light And I burned out right there before him I told him these things I'm telling you now Watched them buckle up in his brow When you dig down deep You lose good sleep And it makes you heavy company I will always love you Hands alike Magnet and iron The souls