lyrics thread ( not silly or trite)

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Originally Posted by Menelvagor

He Played Real Good for Free
Joni Mitchell

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 fortune,
and those velvet curtain calls.
I've got a black limosine,
and two gentlemen,
escorting me to those halls.

And I play if you have the money,
Or if your a friend to me.
But the one man band
by the quick lunch stand,
he was playin' real good, for free.

Nobody stopped to hear him,
though he played so sweet and high.
They knew he had never been on their tv,
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 playin' real good, for free.

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