[Intro]
My secret
My secret

[Verse 1: Joni Mitchell]
I'm going to take you to my special place
It's a place that you
Like no one else I know
Might appreciate

[Chorus: Joni Mitchell and Peter Gabriel]
I don't go there with anyone, but
You're a special case
For my special place
My special place
For my secret place

[Refrain: Joni Mitchell]
My secret
My secret place
For my secret place
My secret
My secret place
For my secret place

[Verse 2: Joni Mitchell]
People talk to tell you something
Or to take up space
Guess I'm only talking
To be talking to your pretty face
[Pre-Chorus: Joni Mitchell and Peter Gabriel]
I don't talk much to anyone, but
You're a special case
My special place
My secret place

[Bridge: Joni Mitchell]
I was born and raised in New York City
I'm just getting used to Colorado
Oh street bravado, carry me
Why did you bring me to a place so wild and pretty?
Are there pigeons in this park, muggers after dark?
In these golden trees in the secret place?

[Refrain: Joni Mitchell]
My secret
My secret place
For my secret place
My secret
My secret place
For my secret place

[Verse 3: Peter Gabriel and Joni Mitchell]
I'm going to take you to my special place
It's a place no amount of hurt and anger can deface
I put things back together there
It all falls right in place
In my special space
My special place
[Bridge: Joni Mitchell]
Once I saw a film in New York City
That was shot in Colorado
Girl meets desperado
In the trembling mountain trees
Out of all of the girls that you see
In bleachers and cafe windows
Sitting--flirting with someone
Looking to have some fun
Why did you pick me?
For the secret place