Artist: Judy Collins [more]
Essence of the music/lyrics: This was one of the first songs that caused me to think about how I think. In my late adolescence, I'd look at clouds, life and love in all the ways she sings of and still felt very dissatisfied. Her solution was, and still is for me, that we live life every day and try to accept that we really don't know clouds/life/love at all.
Excerpt:
"Something's lost but something's gained in living every day."
http://www.amazon.com/Both-Sides-Now/dp/B001224ZRY