Tell Me In Time

A young Joni Mitchell For freaks, Is staring straight at me but passing me by As for me I lost the ambition To speak When you're not here to do The talking It's not that I want you back, But I admit that I sometimes Can miss, The feeling of being known and to know The safety of just being safe But I wish that you'd tell me In time I could sense something before But if something's not There anymore Tell me in time so that I won't Be completely lost I'm wise not to utter a word, So nothing of substance Is heard They won't notice if I'm disturbed To this block full of flat people The familiar entrance is blocked It's such a strange game That we play Too many people in just One room Too many things to say And only hands to do The talking Hands that are tied behind Our backs, Hands that are busy Being normal I could tell you didn't want Me tonight I hope that you want Me tomorrow Secretive acting though Nothing is secret, The only thing secret is you, I'm not pushing anything On you You know my position is to stand back and watch you Grow with the part, or just leave with my heart, I'm not pushing anything On you, I'm not rushing into anything With you That you wouldn't want me to do But I wish that you'd tell me In time I could sense something before But if something's not there anymore Tell me in time so that I won't be Completely lost This is not what I expected To find, Your picture's been hung Upside down, But your well-being ain't mine Tell me in time, so that I won't be completely lost, in your world