JONI MITCHELL - Roses Blue lyrics

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I think of tears, I think of rain on shingles<br>I think of rain, I think of roses blue<br>I think of rose, my heart begins to tremble<br>To see the place she's lately gotten to<br>Gotten to, gotten to<br><br>She's gotten to mysterious devotions<br>She's gotten to the zodiac and zen<br>She's gotten into tarot cards and potions<br>She's laying her religion on her friends<br>On her friends, on her friends<br><br>Friends who come to ask her for their future<br>Friends who come to find they can't be friends<br>Because of signs and seasons that don't suit her<br>She'll prophesy your death, she won't say when<br>Won't say when, won't say when<br><br>When all the black cards come you cannot barter<br>No, when all your stars are stacked you cannot win<br>She'll shake her head and treat you like a martyr<br>It is her blackest spell she puts you in<br>Puts you in, puts you in<br><br>In sorrow she can lure you where she wants you<br>Inside your own self-pity there you swim<br>In sinking down to drown her voice still haunts you<br>And only with your laughter can you win<br>Can you win, can you win<br><br>You win the lasting laurels with your laughter<br>It reaches like an arm before you sink<br>To win the solitary truth you're after<br>You dare not ask the priestess how to think<br>How to think, how to think<br><br>I think of tears, I think of rain on shingles<br>I think of rain, I think of roses blue<br>I think of rose, my heart begins to tremble<br>To see the place she's lately gotten to<br>Gotten to, gotten to