The Hissing of Summer Lawns Lyrics

He bought her a diamond for her throat He put her in a ranch house on a hill She could see the valley barbecues From her window sill
See the blue pools in the squinting sun Hear the hissing of summer lawns
He put up a barbed wire fence To keep out the unknown And on every metal thorn Just a little blood of his own
She patrols that fence of his to a Latin drum And the hissing of summer lawns
Darkness, wonder makes it easy Darkness, with a joyful mask Darkness, tube's gone Darkness, darkness, darkness No color, no contrast
A diamond dog, carrying a cup and a cane Looking through a double glass [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-hissing-of-summer-lawns-lyrics-joni-mitchell.html ] Looking at too much pride And too much shame
There's a black fly buzzing There's a heat wave Burning in her master's voice Hissing summer lawns
He gave her his darkness to regret And good reason to quit him He gave her a roomful of Chippendale That nobody sits in
Still she stays with a love of some kind It's the lady's choice The hissing of summer lawns
Darkness, darkness Darkness, darkness Darkness, darkness Darkness, darkness Darkness, darkness