Joni Mitchell — Come in from the Cold

[Verse 1] Back in 1957 We had to dance a foot apart And they hawk-eyed us from the sidelines Holding their rulers without a heart [Pre-Chorus 1] And so with just a touch of our fingers Ah, it could make our circuitry explode All we ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in Come in from the cold (come in) We were so young Oh come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold [Verse 2] We really thought we had a purpose We were so anxious to achieve We had hope, the world held promise For a slave to liberty [Pre-Chorus 2] Freely I slaved away for something better And I was bought and sold And all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) We were so sure Oh come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold [Verse 3] I feel your legs under the table Leaning into mine I feel renewed, I feel disabled By these bonfires in my spine [Pre-Chorus 3] I don't know who the arsonist was Which incendiary soul But all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) You were too warm Oh come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold [Verse 4] I am not some stone commission Like a statue in a park I am flesh and blood and vision I am howling in the dark [Pre-Chorus 4] Long blue shadows of the jackals Are falling on a pay phone by the road Oh, all they ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) I was so low Oh come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold [Verse 5] Is this just vulgar electricity? Is this the edifying fire? (It was so pure) Does your smile's covert complicity Debase as it admires? (Just a flu with a temperature) [Pre-Chorus 5] Are you just checking out your mojo Or am I just fighting off growing old? (Just a high fever) All I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) It was so pure Please come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold [Verse 6] I know we never will be perfect Never entirely clear (When the moon shines) We get hurt and we just panic And we strike out out of fear (You were only being kind) [Pre-Chorus 6] I fear the sentence of this solitude Two hundred years on hold (For my loving crime) Oh and all we ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in Come in from the cold (come in) When the moon shines Oh come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold [Verse 7] When I thought life had some meaning When I thought I'd had some choice I was running blind and I made some value judgments In a self-important voice [Pre-Chorus 7] I was outta line, but then absurdity Came over me and I longed to lose control (Into no mind) Oh all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold [Chorus] (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) You were so kind Please come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) Oh come in come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) Oh come in come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in) Please come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in)