I Had a King — текст песни (Joni Mitchell)

I had a king in a tenement castle

Lately hes taken to painting the pastel walls brown

Hes taken the curtains down

Hes swept with the broom of contempt

And the rooms have an empty ring

Hes cleaned with the tears

Of an actor who fears for the laughters sting-



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I cant go back there anymore

You know my keys wont fit the door

You know my thoughts dont fit the man

They never can they never can



I had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley

Lately hes taken to saying Im crazy and blind

He lives in another time

Ladies in gingham still blush

While he sings them of wars and wine

But I in my leather and lace

I can never become that kind -



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I had a king in a salt-rusted carriage

Who carried me off to his country for marriage too soon

Beware of the power of moons

Theres no one to blame

No theres no one to name as a traitor here

The kings on the road

And the queens in the grove till the end of the year-



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