That Song About The Midway Lyrics - Clouds - Joni Mitchell

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 

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