The Hissing of Summer Lawns Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheHissing 

Cover art for The Hissing of Summer Lawns lyrics by Joni Mitchell

This song is about a kept woman who is a trophy wife of a rich man in Los Angeles. It is her choice to stay with him and she married him for his money. The parts about the contrast, color, tubes, etc. are about a color TV. This has been going on in Los Angeles/SoCal for decades and it still goes on today.

Nonsense!