Amelia Lyrics

I was driving across the burning desert When I spotted six jet planes Leaving six white vapor trails Across the bleak terrain
Like the hexagram of the heavens Like the strings of my guitar Amelia, it was just a false alarm
The drone of flying engines Is a song so wild and blue It scrambles time and seasons If it gets through to you
Then your life becomes a travelogue For the picture post card charms Amelia, it was just a false alarm
People will tell you where they've gone They'll tell you where to go But till you get there yourself You never really know
Where some have found their paradise Others just come to harm Amelia, it was just a false alarm
I wish that he was here tonight It's so hard to obey His sad request of me to kindly stay away [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/amelia-lyrics-joni-mitchell.html ]
So this is how I hide the hurt As the road leads cursed and charmed I tell Amelia, it was just a false alarm
The ghost of aviation She was swallowed by the sky Or by the sea Like me she had a dream to fly
Like Icarus ascending On beautiful foolish arms Amelia, it was just a false alarm
Maybe I've never really loved I guess that is the truth I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitudes
And looking down on everything I crashed into his arms Amelia, it was just a false alarm
I pulled into the cactus tree motel To shower off the dust And I slept on the strange pillows of my wanderlust
I dreamed of seven forty sevens Over geometric farms Dreams, Amelia, dreams and false alarms