Joni Mitchell - The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)

For Free (2021 Remaster)

I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
The wind rushed around in the dirty town
And the children let out from the schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walking green
Across the street he stood
And he played real good on his clarinet for free

Now me, I play for fortunes
And those velvet curtain calls
I got a black limousine
And two gentleman escorting me to the halls
And I play if you have the money
Or if you're a friend to me
But the one-man band by the quick lunch stand
He was playing real good for free

Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never been on their T.V.
So they passed his music by
I meant to go over and ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony
I heard his refrain as the signal changed
He was playing real good for free

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Writer(s): Joni Mitchell
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