Paprika Plains-Joni Mitchell

[ti:Paprika Plains] [ar:Joni Mitchell] [al:Don Juans Reckless Daughter] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Paprika Plains - Joni Mitchell (琼尼·米契儿) [00:36.49]It fell from midnight skies [00:41.48]It drummed on the galvanized [00:45.91]In the washroom women tracked the rain [00:50.34]Up to the make up mirror [00:57.83]Liquid soap and grass [01:00.57]And jungle gardenia crash [01:03.96]On pinesol and beer [01:12.30]Its stifling in here [01:18.66]I've got to get some air [01:21.61]I'm going outside to get some air [01:32.92]Back in my hometown [01:37.16]They would have cleared the floor [01:39.60]Just to watch the rain come down [01:48.51]Theyre such sky oriented people [01:53.60]Geared to changing weather [02:00.28]I'm floating off in time [02:07.45]I'm floating off [02:09.58]I'm floating off in time [02:21.83]When I was three feet tall [02:26.07]And wide eyed open to it all [02:30.44]With their tasseled teams they came [02:33.68]To mcgees general store [02:40.56]All in their beaded leathers [02:43.17]I would tie on colored feathers [02:47.47]And Id beat the drum like war [02:53.21]I would beat the drum like war [03:00.33]Id beat the drum [03:02.27]Id beat the drum like war [03:15.74]But when the church got through [03:20.49]They traded their beads for bottles [03:23.68]Smashedon railway avenue [03:30.60]And they cut off their braids [03:35.02]And lost some link with nature [03:42.95]I'm floating into dreams [03:50.30]I'm floating off [03:52.29]I'm floating into my dreams [04:12.48]I dream paprika plains [04:17.45]Vast and bleak and God forsaken [04:23.19]Paprika plains [04:27.61]And a turquoise river snaking [11:57.33]The rain retreats [11:59.63]Like troops to fall on other fields and streets [12:04.14]Meanwhile theyre sweet talking and name calling [12:08.00]And brawling on the fringes of the floor [12:13.68]I spot you through the smoke [12:16.68]With your eyes on fire [12:18.99]From j&b and coke [12:25.47]As I'm coming through the door [12:31.70]I'm coming back [12:33.76]I'm coming back for more [12:46.63]The band plugs in again [12:51.27]You see that mirrored ball begin to sputter lights [12:58.92]And spin [13:05.72]Dizzy on the dancers [13:09.42]Geared to changing rhythms [13:18.61]No matter what you do [13:26.09]I'm floating back [13:28.10]I'm floating back to you