söndag 23 december 2007

Lycklig? Tagga ner med Joni Mitchells "River"



Trodde den förra var som handen i handsken, men det var ett s k "mjukt paket" i jämförelse. Den här är löjligt rätt, t o m skridskorna är med.

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye

1 kommentar:

Anonym sa...

Underbar rubrik! Lite som en paradox till all förbannad reklam man blir överöst med: "Lev livet lättare" eller "Because I'm worth it!". Här handlar det mer om "Må inte så inihelvete bra din jävel!".
Känns befriande på något sätt.