Love Puts on a New Face

Love Puts on a New Face (LP Version) - Joni Mitchell

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 many 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 many 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 has many faces

Many many faces love puts on a new face