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Once in a while,
In a big blue moon
There comes a night like this
Like some surrealist
Invented this 4th of July
Night ride home

Hula girls
And Caterpillar tractors in the sand
The ukulele man,
The fireworks
This 4th of july
Night ride home

I love the man beside me
We love the open road
No phones till Friday
Far from the overkill
Far from the overload

Back at the bar,
The band tears down
But out here in the headlight beams
The silver powerlines
Gleam
On this 4th of July
Night ride home

Round the curve
And a big dark horse,
Red taillights on his hide
Is keeping right 'longside
Rev for stride
4th of July
Night ride home

I love the man beside me
We love the open road
No phones till Friday
Far from the undertow
Far from the overload

Once in awhile,
In a big blue moon
There comes a night like this
Like some surrealist
Invented this 4th of July
Night ride home

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Cover art for Night Ride Home lyrics by Joni Mitchell

by princejoni

11y ago

Once in a while, in a big blue moon, there comes a SONG like this.

Beautiful in it's simplicity of melody and lyrics.

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