<<...and I swear I recognize a couple of people I know. >> Which is why so many of Joni's songs touch us so powerfully, because we can relate to them on this level because Joni is such a good writer. She draws us in.
<<I cannot help but think how desperate she seems, she's the one who doesnt understand the system, she's the one with all the wrong fuses and splices, she's not going to fix that up to easy, or is that just my interpretation speaking?>> I think it's human nature (and perhaps even a "Mars-Venus" thing) for each party to feel like it's something they've done, or their individual fault in some way that the relationship is dying. That's why I've always loved "Jericho" so much - it recognizes love & relationships as a two-way street, not just a "Gee, I'm not getting what I want here" attitude. Bob NP: PM Dawn, "Apathy...Superstar!?"
