is this the right genre? I'm not sure...this song is pretty self explainatory, written when I was 21,inspired by a kind of a "it's your loss" response to a break up.
joni mitchell
Story behind the song
We go through varying emotions during a break up, this song came from that part of me that's confident and optomistic...trying to find something good in the midst of so much negativity, that little nugget...
This song is being posted by request, It's a song always best represented live. I've never been as fond of this recording as I am of some others, but it has also been a favorite of some very old and dear fans... here you go, Celine!
Lyrics
21 years ago
you did not exist for me,
but I grew through all that;
became something to see
and at tender 19 years you fell into my lap
and I believed.
We spent a fairy tale,
though broken time sufficed
we re-attatched the ends.
Never questioned twice
if it was worth it,
just held on to the stars and we believed.
And now I am the sole provider
of a hope that is long gone.
And as I take this first step forward
I know I can be strong.
CHORUS
Oh, you can walk and you can talk as if nothing took place here,
Well, I may be young and still naieve but my memory is clear.
I will never disbelieve in anything again,
'cause I'm the proof you left behind,
you had it all back then.
Well I cannot understand
how you throw it all away
I've got to ask myself
do you mean the words you say.
Do you realize or is this your idea of a game.
Thank god for all this growth
unconditionally,
I may have lost your love,
but I gained some strength in me.
I won't forget you, but I'm working on the door to set me free.
And I may be the sole provider of a hope that is long gone,
but as I take this first step forward,
I know I can be strong.
*Repeat chorus