Judy Collins - Dorothy CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] [Verse 1] Living in Kansas a life alone She never married she’s hardly known She stares out the window far away Looking for another windy day [Chorus] Dorothy was a fool to leave she should have stayed She had it right in her hands she had it made She could have had it all for keeps she was afraid She could have stayed [Verse 2] It seems like only yesterday But forty years have all but slipped away Since a lonely black haired girl Was taken for her one and only whirl [Chorus] Dorothy was a fool to leave she could have stayed She had it right in her hands she had it made She could have had it all for keeps but was afraid She could have stayed [Bridge] Same old bluebird flying high Over rainbows in that Kansas sky Why oh why Oh why___ [Verse 3] I guess it only serves her right For trading all that colour for black and white All her sorrow all because There ain’t no way to stand Kansas when you’ve been to Oz [Chorus] Dorothy was a fool to leave she should have stayed She had it right in her hands she had it made She could have had it all for keeps she was afraid She could have stayed She could have stayed She could have stayed

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la mélancolie d'une femme qui, malgré une vie simple et solitaire dans le Kansas, rêve d'échapper à sa réalité. Elle regrette de ne pas avoir saisi les opportunités qui se présentaient à elle, par peur de l'inconnu. Le contraste entre la vie colorée qu'elle aurait pu avoir et sa morosité actuelle est flagrant, soulignant cette lutte intérieure entre le désir de liberté et la sécurité du connu. Le tout est renforcé par la référence à un voyage à Oz, suggérant que lorsqu'on a connu autre chose, le retour à une vie ordinaire semble d'autant plus difficile.