Lyrics of Chinese cafe

Joni Mitchell

Caught in the middle
Carol, we're middle class
We're middle aged
We were wild in the old days
Birth of rock 'n roll days
Now your kids are coming up straight
And my child's a stranger
I bore her
But, i could not raise her
Nothing lasts for long-
Nothing lasts for long-
Nothing lasts for long-
Down at the chinese cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing-
"oh my love, my darling"
One more time
Uranium money
Is booming through the old home town now

Putting up sleek concrete
Tearing the old landmarks down
Paving over brave little parks
Ripping off indian land again
How long- how long
Short sighted business men
Ah, nothing lasts for long-
Nothing lasts for long-
Nothing lasts for long-
Down at the chinese cafe
We'd be dreaming on our dimes
We'd be playing-
"you give your love, so sweetly"
One more time
Christmas is sparkling
Out on carol's lawn
This girl of my childhood games
Has kids nearly grown and gone
Grown so fast
Like the turn of a