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Sweet Bird Lyrics by Joni Mitchell

The Hissing of Summer Lawns

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[Verse 1]
Out on some borderline
Some mark of in between
I lay down golden in time and woke up vanishing

[Verse 2]
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

[Verse 3]
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

[Verse 4]
Golden in time
Cities under the sand
Power, ideals and beauty fading in everyone's hands

[Verse 5]
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

[Verse 6]
No one knows
They can never get that close
Guesses at most
Guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching

[Outro]
Guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching
Guesses based on what each set of time and change is touching

About “Sweet Bird” by Joni Mitchell

Read the complete lyrics to "Sweet Bird" by Joni Mitchell from the album "The Hissing of Summer Lawns". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, Pop-Rock, Folk.

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"Sweet Bird" is credited to Joni Mitchell. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Sweet Bird" appears on "The Hissing of Summer Lawns".

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