Both sides now

I am still in awe of the opening ceremony from the games, and I have been immersing myself in the music and soundtrack from the ceremony. I just love so many things about it and cannot go past this track, again. From the prolific Joni Mitchell. Thanks Joni for your beautiful song. It still touches me, and touched the world all over again. It speaks for me, because just when I think I have everything figured out, life goes and changes on me. I share the sentiment, and can honestly say, with Joni,

I really don't know life at all.....

Songwriter: Mitchell, Joni

Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun, and they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things i would have done but clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions i recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.

Moons and dunes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real; i've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions that i recall.
I really don't know love
I really don't know love at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "i love you" right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, i've looked at life that way.
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, and they tell me that I've changed.
Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now,
From up and down and win and lose, and still somehow
It's life's illusions i recall.
I really don't know life at all.

It's life's illusions that i recall.
I really don't know life
I really don't know life at all.