David Crosby - Yvette In English Lyrics
by Joni Mitchell and David Crosby}He met her in a french cafeShe slipped in sideways like a catSidelong glances what a wary little strayShe sticks in his mind like thatSaying "avez-vous une allumette?"With her lips wrapped around a cigaretteYvette in english saying"Please have thisLittle bit of instant bliss."He's struggling with a foreign tongueReaching for words and drawing blanksA loud mouth is stricken deaf and dumbIn a bistro on the left bankIf I were a painter- Picasso said"I'd paint this girl from toe to head!"Yvette in english saying"Please have thisLittle bit of instant bliss."Burgundy nocturne tips and spillsThey move along nicely in theSpreading stainNew chills. New thrills for the oldUphill battleHow did he wind up here againWalking, talking, touched and scaredUninsulated wires baredYvette in english going"Please have thisLittle bit of instant bliss."What blew her like a leaf this wayUp in the air and down to earthFirst she flusters then she fraysSo quick to question her own worthHer cigarette burns her fingertipsIt falls like fireworks, she curses itSweetly in english she says"Please have thisLittle bit of instant bliss."He sees her turn and walk awaySkittering like a cat on a stoneHigh heels clicking what a waryLittle strayShe leaves him by the seine aloneWith black water and amber lightsA boney bridge between left and rightYvette in english saying"Please have thisLittle bit of instant bliss
