"Earth"/"Clouds"

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way.

Moles and voles, they lived down there,
They seldom came up for some air
So, feathered raptors? - didn't care;
Inside the earth felt safe.

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way.

But now they find their burrows hot,
They'll tunnel northward. They're distraught
By global warming they've been caught.
And earth gets in the way. 

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

They've looked at Earth from both sides now
(Vestigial eyes - I don't know how).
Front limbs, like plows, you will recall,
Can't dial cellphones to call U-haul.

The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
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 I recall
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

But now old friends they're acting strange
They shake their heads, they say 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

I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

Songwriters: Joni Mitchell