Janis Joplin – Kozmic Blues

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Time keeps moving on,
Friends they turn away, Lordy Lord.
Well, I keep moving on
But I never found out why
I keep pushing so hard a dream,
I keep trying to make it right
Through another lonely day.

Whoa don't discover it lasts
Honey, time keeps a-moving on, hey yeah, yeah yeah.
Well, I'm twenty-five years older now
So I know it can't be right
And I'm no better baby and I can't help you no more
Than I did when I was just a girl. Yeah!

But it don't make no difference baby, no, no,
Cause I know that I could always try.
There's a fire inside of everyone of us, huh-uh,
I'm gonna need it now,
I'm gonna hold it yeah,
I'm gonna use it till the day I die.

Don't, honey, don't you expect any answers, dear,
Ah, I know they don't come with ease, no, no, no, no.
Hey, I ain't never gonna love you any better baby
Cause I'm never gonna love you right
So you better take it now, I said right yes now, yeah.

But it don't make no difference baby, no, no,
Cause I know that I could always try.
There's a fire inside of everyone of us, huh-uh,
I'm gonna need it now,
I'm gonna use it yeah,
I'm gonna hold it till the day I die.

Don't make no difference babe, no, no, no,
Honey, I hate to be the one.
I said you're gonna live your life
And you're gonna love, love, love your life.
I'm gonna need it now,
I'm gonna hold it yeah,
I'm gonna use it, say, whoa

Don't make no difference, baby, no, no, no,
Honey, I hate, I hate to be the one.
I said every time you're gonna want to love somebody,
Every time you're gonna want to need somebody,
You're gonna want to turn around, I'm gonna be there.
No no no no no, no no no no no, no no no no.

When you're gonna put out your hand,
All your want is some kind of lovin' man,
He ain't gonna be there, I said, not here.
No no no no, no no no no, no no no no,
No no no, no no no, no no no no,
No no no no, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, wah wah, whoa,
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Honey when I want to reach out my hand
I said darling all I ever wanted
Was for you to understand me now, whoa
Ah baby, I want to sing about me Lord, honey, every day yeah!

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Track duration: 04:22

"Kozmic Blues" as written by Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:Amen to that. One of my favorite songs of Janis. God, I love her.
    Flag MadamexxFruscianteon June 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Story of my life. Learning to deal with disappointments so early on in life and yet perservering with that unyeilding optimism.

    Where would we be without her?
    Flag krviking1991on June 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is definitely amazing. It personifies Janis as an optimistic existentialist. No matter what's going on, "You can always try", quintessential Joplin.
    Flag zenwithchaoson January 05, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i love the way it slowly gets more powerfull. It really brings a lot of emotion. It shows how wonderfull Janis's voice is. definetaly one of my favorites
    Flag vinceismeon September 16, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Beautiful Joplin-penned song about the search for hope. It's about trying to see the optimism in situations, but always seeming to come up short. It's kind of a hopeless song, but the passion it is sung with makes it so powerful.
    Flag Baked_Potatoon August 02, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I can't beleive this song has no comments. Such a beautiful song. The lyrics, Janis's voice, everything. And it describes exactly how I feel right now :(
    Flag getluckyon May 03, 2005   Link

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