She called me from a party

There was laughter in the background

Sounded like the ocean

When you hold a seashell to your ear

She said "How's the writing going?"

Said "It comes and goes in waves"

I tried to think of a way to say

I wish I'd been the lover of Joni

Wish I'd been a '70s icon

Wish I had a friend like Leonard

Wish I had a song like "Woodstock"

And she said

"Don't be dramatic

You are who you are

You've been who you've been

And you're doing just fine

And besides

She'd have eaten you alive"

And I tried to think of a way to say

I wish I'd been the lover of Joni

Wish I'd been a '70s icon

Wish I had a friend like Leonard

Wish I had a song like "Woodstock"

I wish I'd been the lover of Joni

Wish I'd been a '70s icon

Wish I had a friend like Leonard

Wish I had a song like "Woodstock"

Track from the album "Send In The Clowns", dedicated to Joni Mitchell