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Free Man in Paris (Joni Mitchell cover) Lyrics
"The way I see it," he said, "You just can't win it”
Everybody's in it for their own gain
You can't please them all
There's always someone calling you down
Calling you down, calling you down
But I do my best
And I do good business, I do it well
There's a lot of people asking for my time
Trying to get ahead
They're trying to be a good friend of mine
I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers
Lately I wonder what I do it for
If l had my way
I'd walk through those doors
And wander down the Champs-Élysées
Going café to cabaret
Thinking how I'll feel when I find
That very good friend of mine
I was a free man in Paris
(I felt unfettered and alive)
Nobody was calling me up for favors
(And no one's future to decide)
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
(But for the work I've taken on)
Stoking the star maker machinery
(Behind the popular song)
I was a free man in Paris
(I felt unfettered and alive)
Nobody was calling me up for favors
(And no one's future to decide)
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
(But for the work I've taken on)
Stoking the star maker machinery
(Behind the popular song)
Everybody's in it for their own gain
You can't please them all
There's always someone calling you down
Calling you down, calling you down
But I do my best
And I do good business, I do it well
There's a lot of people asking for my time
Trying to get ahead
They're trying to be a good friend of mine
Lately I wonder what I do it for
If l had my way
I'd walk through those doors
And wander down the Champs-Élysées
Going café to cabaret
Thinking how I'll feel when I find
That very good friend of mine
(I felt unfettered and alive)
Nobody was calling me up for favors
(And no one's future to decide)
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
(But for the work I've taken on)
Stoking the star maker machinery
(Behind the popular song)
(I felt unfettered and alive)
Nobody was calling me up for favors
(And no one's future to decide)
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
(But for the work I've taken on)
Stoking the star maker machinery
(Behind the popular song)
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If you haven't heard this song yet, you can listen to a stream here: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/41897-sufjan-stevens-a-free-man-in-paris-joni-mitchell-cover-stream
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If you can't access that link: http://tinyurl.com/ywtamu
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http://www.atributetojonimitchell.com/sufjan.html
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I appreciate Mr. Stevens for putting this song in the link herein ! !
The popular notion of this song is that Joni Mitchell wrote this song about David Geffen.
You don't need to pump up the volume for this song You don't need to plaster the lyrics all over your home Remember the lyrics Hear the tune And get inside the song.
You can believe that this song is about David Geffen Look at the lyrics and transcend them. COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE ABOUT ANYBODY BESIDES DAVID GEFFEN? you know the answer is YES ! ! !
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