[ti:That Song About The Midway]
[ar:Joni Mitchell]
[al:Clouds]
[00:09.11]I met you on a midway at a fair last year
[00:19.25]And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear
[00:30.00]You were playing on the horses, you were playing on the guitar strings
[00:38.48]You were playing like a devil wearing wings, wearing wings
[00:49.32]You looked so grand wearing wings
[00:56.02]Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing
[01:05.96]Can you fly
[01:08.80]I heard you can! Can you fly
[01:16.20]Like an eagle doin' your hunting from the sky
[01:24.75]
[01:29.74]I followed with the sideshows to another town
[01:38.99]And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds
[01:50.08]You were betting on some lover, you were shaking up the dice
[01:58.76]And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice, once or twice
[02:09.50]
[02:10.21]I heard your bid once or twice
[02:18.35]Were you wondering was the gamble worth the price
[02:25.43]Pack it in
[02:28.67]I heard you did! Pack it in
[02:36.78]Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win
[02:43.16]
[02:50.14]So lately you've been hiding - it was somewhere in the news
[02:59.23]And I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues
[03:11.25]And a voice calls out the numbers, and it sometimes mentions mine
[03:19.65]And I feel like I've been working overtime, overtime
[03:27.80]
[03:30.39]I've lost my fire overtime
[03:39.46]Always playin' one more hand for one more dime
[03:47.44]Slowin' down I'm gettin' tired!
[03:50.98]Slowin' down
[03:57.69]And I envy you the valley that you've found
[04:05.78]'Cause I'm midway down the midway
[04:14.08]Slowin' down, down, down, down