While I was at the local cafe’ for breakfast yesterday morning, I heard a somewhat familiar song playing on the intercom. I use the Shazam app on my phone to identify its title and artist and then proceeded to listen to it. The song and its lyrics really struck a chord with me. I shared it with a friend and all-told yesterday, I must have listened to it over forty times. I also looked up various versions on YouTube and share one of my favorites below.
https://youtu.be/jxiluPSmAF8?si=oahNF8Yc_uaYrnir
Lyrics
… Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Looked at clouds that way
… But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
… I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all
… Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I’ve looked at love that way
… But now it’s just another show
And you leave ’em laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know
Don’t give yourself away
… I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It’s love’s illusions that I recall
I really don’t know love
I really don’t know love at all
… Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say, “I love you, ” right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I’ve looked at life that way
… Oh, but now old friends, they’re acting strange
And they shake their heads and they tell me that I’ve changed
Well, something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living every day
… I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all
… It’s life’s illusions that I recall
I really don’t know life
I really don’t know life at all
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Joni Mitchell
Both Sides Now lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc
David Lee 