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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Vocals
Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
Guitar
Bobbye Hall
Bobbye Hall
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Producer
Steve Katz
Steve Katz
Recording Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Henry Lewy
Henry Lewy
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A strange boy is weavin' a course of grace and havoc
On a yellow skateboard through midday sidewalk traffic
Just when I think he's foolish and childish and I want him to be manly
I catch my fool and my child needin' love and understandin'
[Verse 2]
What a strange, strange boy?
He still lives with his family
Even the war and the Navy
Couldn't bring him to maturity
[Verse 3]
He keeps referrin' back to school days and clingin' to his child
Fidgetin' and bullied, his crazy wisdom holdin' on to something wild
He asked me to be patient, well I failed, grow up, I cried
And as the smoke was clearin', he said, "give me one good reason why"
[Verse 4]
What a strange, strange boy
He sees the cars as sets of waves
Sequences of mass and space
He sees the damage in my face
[Verse 5]
We got high on travel and we got drunk on alcohol
And on love, the strongest poison and medicine of all
See how that feeling comes and goes, like the pull of moon on tides
Now I am surf risin', now parched ribs of sand at his side
[Verse 6]
What a strange, strange boy
I gave him clothes and jewelry
I gave him my warm body
I gave him power over me
[Verse 7]
A thousand glass eyes were starin' in a cellar full of antique dolls
I found an old piano and sweet chords rose up in waxed New England halls
While the boarders were snorin' under crisp white sheets of curfew
We were newly lovers then, we were fire in the stiff blue-haired house rules
Written by: Joni Mitchell
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