Joni Mitchell - Love Puts On A New Face lyrics

He said "you think you're a lady But i know you're a woman We are as young as the night" I said "no telephones ringing No company coming Just the lap of the lake and the firelight" And the lonely loon and the crescent moon What a pocket of heavenly grace But in france they say Everyday Love puts on a new face Love has many faces About a month or so later he said "why can't you be happy You make me feel helpless when you get this way" I said "i'm up to my neck in alligators Jaws gnashing at me Each one trying to pull a piece away" Darling, you can't slay these beasts of prey Some bad dreams even love can't erase But in france they say Everyday Love puts on a new face Love has many faces He said "i wish you were with me here The leaves are electric They burn on the river bank Countless heatless flames" I said "send me some pictures then And i'll paint pyrotechnic Explosions of your autumn till we meet again I miss your touch and your lips so much I long for our next embrace" But in france they say Everyday Love puts on a new face Love puts on a new face Love has many faces Many many faces