Joni Mitchell - A Chair in The Sky
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Song Lyrics
words by Joni Mitchell
music by Charles Mingus
The rain slammed hard as bars
It caught me--by surprise
Mutts of the planet
And shook me down for alibis
I`m waiting
For the keeper to release me
Debating this sentence
Biding my time
In memories
Of old friends of mine ...
In daydreams of Birdland
I see my soul on fire
Burning up the bandstand
Next time
I`ll be bigger!
I`ll be better than ever!
I`ll be happily attached
To my cold hard cash!
But now Manhattan holds me
To a chair in the sky
With the bird in my ears
And boats in my eyes
Going by
There are things I wish I`d done
Some friends I`m gonna miss
Beautiful lovers
I never got the chance to kiss...
Daydreamin` drugs the pain of living
Processions of missing
Lovers and friends
Fade in and they fade out again
In these daydreams of rebirth
I see myself in style
Raking in what I`m worth
Next time
I`ll be bigger!
I`ll be better than ever!
I`ll be resurrected royal!
I`ll be rich as standard oil!
But now--Manhattan holds me
To a chair in the sky
With the bird in my ears
And boats in my eyes
Going by
Release History
Mingus
- Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap) (0:57)
- God Must Be a Boogie Man (5:02)
- Funeral (Rap) (1:07)
- A Chair in The Sky (6:40)
- The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey (6:33)
- I's a Muggin (Rap) (0:07)
- Sweet Sucker Dance (8:06)
- Coin in The Pocket (Rap) (0:11)
- The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (4:37)
- Lucky (Rap) (0:03)
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (6:02)
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