(Joni Mitchell/Charles Mingus)
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The rain slammed hard as bars
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It caught me-by surprise
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Mutts of the planet
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And shook me down for alibis
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I'm waiting
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For the keeper to release me
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Debating this sentence
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Biding my time
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In memories
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Of old friends of mine...
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In daydreams of Birdland
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I see my soul on fire
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Burning up the bandstand
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Next time
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I'll be bigger!
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I'll be better than ever!
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I'll be happily attached
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To my cold hard cash!
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But now Manhattan holds me
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To a chair in the sky
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With the bird in my ears
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And boats in my eyes
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Going by
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There are things I wish I'd done
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Some friends I'm gonna miss
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Beautiful lovers
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I never got the chance to kiss...
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Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living
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Processions of missing
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Lovers and friends
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Fade in and they fade out again
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In these daydreams of rebirth
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I see myself in style
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Raking in what I'm worth
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Next time
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I'll be bigger!
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I'll be better than ever!
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I'll be resurrected royal!
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I'll be rich as standard oil!
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But now-Manhattan holds me
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To a chair in the sky
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With the bird in my ears
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And boats in my eyes
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Going by
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A Chair In The Sky
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Joni Mitchell |