Joni Lyrics

Joni lived in a carousel

Where the highway met the wishing well

Said she'd take that road with me going anywhere, yeah yeah

Had skin like the evening clouds

When she'd talk I'd always come around

Said she'd leave that traveling show

Going anywhere

But she's alone now

And she's never coming back

But for her lipstick on a glass

Fell asleep on a warmed up spoon

Said she couldn't pass the test

Now all the days

They feel like all the rest

And the jugglers are waiting tables now

Pennants blow across the ground

Who are we without a crowd?

Just a shroud at laughter's end

Joni laid with a broken wing

Watched as the sparrows sang

Told me the time was too long gone by

And I would sink

In these city stones

Lay down my guns

And go alone

Through the gates

Of flesh and bone

I'd bring you home

But your alone now

And your never coming back

But for your imprint in the grass

Met your match on a warmed up spoon

Said you could not pass the test

Now all the days

They seem like all the rest

Joni, where have you gone?

These days are so soft and young