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Taming the Tiger
by Joni Mitchell
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Overall Rating:
3.6835
Avg. Critic Score:
4.0000
Taming the Tiger Lyrics
Lyrics
Disc
Track
Title
- At the far end of the midway
- by the double ferris wheel
- There's a band that plays so snakey
- You can't help how you feel
- Emmie Mae ran away
- With a man as dark as night
- You can see him, if you go there
- Second trumpet to the right
- They play "Night Train"
- So snakey
- Black girls dancing
- Long and lanky
- Barkers barking
- Step right up, folks!
- The show is about to begin
- It's Harlem in Havana time
- Step right in!
- Silver spangles
- See 'em dangle in the farm boy's eyes
- Hootchie kootchie
- Auntie Ruthie would've cried
- If she knew we were on the inside.
- When Emmie Mae ran away
- She came back a bottle blonde
- God! The gossips had a gourmet feast
- Chomping on how she was born
- But miracle of miracles
- Cuz we were underage
- She got us nearly front row seats
- To the right side of the stage
- See that tall girl?
- That's a man
- That one, too
- Big yellow feather fan
- Barkers barking
- Step right up, folks!
- The show is about to begin
- It's Harlem in Havana time
- Step right in!
- Silver spangles
- See 'em dangle in the farm boy's eyes
- Hootchie kootchie
- Auntie Ruthie would've died
- If she knew we were on the inside.
- Since I lost you
- I can't get through the day
- Without at least one big boo-hoo
- The pain won't go away
- What am I gonna do?
- Man from Mars
- This time you went too far
- I fall apart
- Everytime I think of you
- Swallowed by the dark
- There is no center to my life now
- No grace in my heart
- Man from Mars
- This time you went too far
- I call and call
- The silence is so full of sounds
- You're in them all
- I hear you in the water
- And the wiring in the walls
- Man from Mars
- This time you went too far
- 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
- 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
- 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 puts on a new face
- Love has many faces
- Many many faces
- "Kiss my ass!" I said
- and I threw my drink
- Tequila trickling
- Down his business suit
- Must be the Irish blood
- Fight before you think
- Turn it now
- You can't cowtow
- You can't undo it
- It's his town
- And that went down
- Like a lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- He said "Sic her, Rover"
- That went over
- Like a lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon
- An angry man is just an angry man
- But an angry woman
- Bitch!
- I had to ask him for a helping hand
- It came with the heart
- Of a Bonaparte
- Of a frozen fish
- It's his town
- And that went down
- Like a lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- He said "Sic her, Rover"
- That went over
- Like a lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon
- Lead balloon, lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon, lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon, lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon
- It's his town
- and that went down
- Like a lead balloon
- Lead lead lead balloon
- He said "Sic her, Rover"
- That went over
- Like a lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead lead lead lead balloon
- Lead balloon
- The general offered
- No apologies
- He said "The soldiers erred in judgement
- They should have hired a hooker"
- No apologies
- to the outraged Japanese
- No "Sorry little girl"
- The pigs just took her
- Tireskids and teethmarks
- What happened to this place?
- Lawyers and loan sharks
- Are laying America to waste
- Freddie said that "Juan thinks, I think
- He's the devil"
- What a lofty title
- For such a petty little tyrant
- Bigger beasts abound
- And they kick this world around
- At this crazy speed
- With violence and greed
- Tireskids and teethmarks
- What happened to this place?
- Lawyers and loan sharks
- Are laying America to waste
- So what makes a man a man
- In these tough times
- As druglords buy up the banks
- And warlords radiate the oceans
- Ecosystems fail
- Snakes and snails and puppy tails
- Are wagging in the womb
- Beneath the trampled moon
- Tireskids and teethmarks
- What happened to this place?
- Lawyers and loan sharks
- Are laying America to waste
- The general offered
- No apologies
- I stepped outside to breathe the air
- And stare up at the stars
- Big dipper hanging there
- Over the rented car
- Over the rented car
- I'm a runaway from the record biz
- From the hoods in the hood and the whiny white kids
- Boring!
- The old man is snoring
- And I'm taming the tiger
- (You can't tame the tiger)
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- Nice, kitty kitty
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- Sophia says "It's hard to catch
- And harder still to ride
- The time to watch the beast the best
- Is when it's purring at your side"
- Purring at your side
- Accolades and honors
- One false move and you're a goner
- Boring!
- The old man is snoring
- And I'm taming the tiger
- (You can't tame the tiger)
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- Nice, kitty kitty
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- In the forest of the night
- The moon shed light
- On my hopeless plight
- As the radio blared so bland
- Every disc, a poker chip
- Every song just a one night stand
- Formula music, girly guile
- Genuine junkfood for juveniles
- Up and down the dial
- Mercenary style
- I watched the stars chuck down their spears
- And a plane went blinking by
- And I thought of Anna
- Wild and dear
- Like fireworks in the sky
- Fireworks in the sky
- I'm so sick of this game
- It's hip, it's hot
- Life's too short, the whole thing's gotten
- Boring!
- The old man is snoring
- And I'm taming the tiger
- (You can't tame the tiger)
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- Nice, kitty kitty
- (Boring!)
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- (You can't tame the tiger)
- Oh, be nice, kitty kitty
- (Boring!)
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- Nice, kitty kitty
- (Boring, boring!)
- Tiger, tiger burning bright
- (Fight to the light, fight to the light)
- In the forest of the night
- It was a dark and a stormy night
- Everyone was at the wing-ding
- They weren't the wing-ding type
- So they went up on the train bridge
- Where the weather was howling
- And oh, oh, my my
- When that train comes rolling by
- No paper thin walls, no folks above
- No one else can hear
- The crazy cries of love
- They were laughing, they were dancing in the rain
- They knew their love was a strong one
- When they heard the far off whistle of a train
- They were hoping it was going to be a long one
- Cuz oh, oh, my my
- When that train comes rolling by
- No paper thin walls, no folks above
- No one else can hear
- The crazy cries of love
- In the back booth of an all night cafe
- Two dripping raincoats are hanging
- Outside in the weather
- The shade on the streetlight is clanging
- And they smile ear to ear and eye to eye
- Ice cream is melting on a piece of pie
- Oh, my my
- No one else can hear
- The cries of love
- Every kiss was sweet and strong
- Every touch was totally tandem
- As the train come a-rumbling along
- They sang a lover's song of wild abandon
- And oh, oh, my my
- When that train comes rolling by
- No paper thin walls, no folks above
- No one else can hear
- The crazy cries of love
- No paper thin walls, no folks above
- No one else can hear
- The crazy cries of love
- This is really something
- People will be envious
- But our roles aren't clear
- So we musn't rush
- Still, we're burning brightly
- Clinging like fire to fuel
- I'm grinning like a fool
- Stay in touch
- We should stay in touch
- Oh! Stay in touch
- In touch
- Part of this is permanent
- Part of this is passing
- So we must be loyal and wary
- Not to give away too much
- Til we build a firm foundation
- And empty out old habits
- Old habits
- Stay in touch
- We should stay in touch
- Oh! Stay in touch
- In touch
- During times like these
- The wise or influential
- They can bear the imperfections
- They can keep the money
- No doubt about it
- No doubt that's essential
- No doubt that's always been a tricky one for me
- So, we should just surrender
- Let fate and duty shape us
- Let light hearts remake us
- Let the worries hush
- In the middle of this continent
- In the middle of our time on Earth
- We perceive one another
- Stay in touch
- We should stay in touch
- Oh! Stay in touch
- In touch
- I went so numb on Christmas day
- I couldn't feel my hands or feet
- I shouldn't have come
- She made me pay
- For gleaming with Donald down her street
- She put blame on him
- And shame on me
- She made it all seem so tawdry and cheap
- "Oh, let's be nice, Mama, open up your gifts
- You know, happiness is the best facelift"
- I mean, after all, she introduced us
- Oh, but she regrets that now
- Shacked up downtown
- Making love without a license
- Same old sacred cow
- She said, "Did you come home to disgrace us?"
- I said, "Why is this joy not allowed?
- For God's sake, I'm middle-aged, Mama
- And time moves swift
- And you know happiness is the best facelift"
- Oh, love takes so much courage
- Love takes so much shit
- He said "You've seen too many movies, Joni"
- She said "Snap out of it!"
- Oh, the cold winds blew at our room with a view
- All helpful and hopeful and candlelit
- We kissed the angels and the moon eclipsed
- You know, Happiness is the best facelift
- We pushed the bed up to the window
- To see the Christmas lights
- On the east bank across the steaming river
- Between the bridges lit up Paris-like
- This river has run through both our lives
- Between these banks of our continuing delights
- Bless us, don't let us lose the drift
- You know, Happiness is the best facelift.
- (Isham Jones and Gene Willaden)
- So here's to you
- May your dreams come true
- May old father time
- Never be unkind
- And through the years
- Save your smiles and your tears
- They're just souvenirs
- They'll make music in your heart
- Remember this
- Each new day is a kiss
- Sent from up above
- With an angel's love
- So here's to you
- May your skies be blue
- And your love blessed
- That's my best to you
- Remember this
- Each new day is a kiss
- Sent from up above
- With an angel's love
- So here's to you
- May your skies be blue
- And your love blessed
- That's my very best to you
- [Instrumental]
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