SZA – Joni Lyrics

SZA – Joni Lyrics

Joni Lyrics by SZA

The song “Joni”, is a trap song written from the perspective of Joni Mitchell. The song was first teased on February 26, 2020, via an interview with Rolling Stone.

SZA shared a screenshot of her mother’s review of her unreleased music along with the song title, “Joni.” Her mother praised the track, saying:

Sitting here eyes closed rocking from side to side to your music…I was surprised and touched by the sweet homa’ge to your granny. Love it and love you and thank you so much for stepping out of what’s comfortable to share it with me. I feel so special 💕💕. Excited for you!

SZA dropped two versions of the track on August 22, 2021, one on SoundCloud, and one accompanied by a video on Instagram.

On August 26, 2021, SZA wrote “The album version of Joni has a guest” via an Instagram story.

[Verse 1]
Summer’s over and the money gone
I miss my mama when the tide is low
Moon corrals us to the water and my daddy calls on his
Favorite daughter for a host of loving words
I might oblige him
If the money right, is the pussy good?
I keep it tight for the right one
Save it all for the right one
Call it perfect timing

[Verse 2]
Make it bounce, baby, do a little more
I’ve been wiped out like three times
Beat that shit, call me nine lives
I got perfect time
I got perfect timing
Perfect

[Verse 3]
I can’t stop till my shit shine
I can’t stop till I reach my
Perfect
Tic-toc, till it go away
Time waits for nary man
I regret all the things we said in haste
Knowing the golden hour awaits for me
Twilight calls my name
Wrist froze, let the ice call my name too loud
Double zeroes by my name now
“And it all makes sense in the end,” that’s what they say to us
Spending our time smoking that angel dust
We on perfect time, perfect timing
We got per’