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Artist: Patti Smith
Canonical path: /patti-smith/cartwheels
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Cartwheels
Read Cartwheels lyrics by Patti Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Cartwheels
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Come my one, look at the world Bird beast butterfly
Girls sing notes of heaven Birds lift them up to the sky
Spring is departing Spring is departing
Her thoughts are darting like a rabbit Like a rabbit 'cross the moon
Shines of light over your hair As boys croon
Pretty in pink It makes me wonder
What could ever bring you down I see tears falling
From those eyes of brown
Hearing a voice, you turn your head You vanish into the mist
Of your thoughts And I
Want to grasp What brings you down
Open up those eyes of brown
The world is changing Your heart is growing
Hearing a voice you turn your head Girls turn by ones, by twos
Notes pour bad and tender Eradicate your blues
The good world The good world
Come my one, look around you Bird, beast, butterfly
Girls sing notes from heaven Birds lift them up to the sky
I see brown eyes That see girls turning
Girls turning Cartwheels
The good world The good whirl
The good world The good whirl
Come my one, look at your world Don't let it bring you down
Come on open for me Those eyes of brown
I see girls turning Cartwheels
Cartwheels Cartwheels...
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