Joni Mitchell — God Must Be a Boogie Man

[Verse 1] He is three, one's in the middle unmoved Waiting to show what he sees to the other two To the one attacking, so afraid And the one that keeps trying to love and trust, getting himself betrayed [Chorus 1] In the plan, oh, the divine plan God must be a boogie man God must be a boogie man! [Verse 2] One's so sweet, so overly loving and gentle He lets people into his innermost sacred temple Blind faith to care, blind rage to kill Why'd he let them talk him down to cheap work and cheap thrills [Chorus 2] In the plan, oh, the insulting plan God must be a boogie man God must be a boogie man! [Verse 3] Which would it be, Mingus, one or two or three? Which one do you think he'd want the world to see? Well, world opinion's not a lot of help When a man's only trying to find out how to feel about himself [Chorus 3] In the plan, oh, the cock-eyed plan God must be a boogie man God must be a boogie man! [Outro] He is three