Il testo della That song about the midway

Joni Mitchell

pochette album That song about the midway

Data di rilascio : 30/06/1975

Durata : 0:04:37

Stile : Rock

I met you on a midway at a fair last year
And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear
You were playing on the horses, you were playing on the guitar strings
You were playing like a devil wearing wings
Wearing wings, you looked so grand wearing wings

Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing
Can you fly? i heard you can, can you fly?
Like an eagle doin' your hunting from the sky

I followed with the sideshows to another town
And i found you in a trailer on the camping grounds
You were betting on some lover, you were shaking up the dice
And i thought i saw you cheating once or twice
Once or twice, i heard your bid once or twice

Were you wondering, was the gamble worth the price
Pack it in, i heard you did, pack it in
Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win

So lately you've been hiding, it was somewhere in the news
And i'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues
And a voice calls out the numbers and it sometimes mentions mine
And i feel like i've been working overtime
Overtime, i've lost my fire overtime

Always playin' one more hand for one more dime
Slowin' down, i'm gettin' tired, slowin' down
And i envy you the valley that you've found
'cause i'm midway down the midway
Slowin' down, down, down, down