A Chair In The Sky Lyrics - Singles - Joni Mitchell

The rain slammed hard as bars 

It caught me--by surprise 

Mutts of the planet 

And shook me down for alibis 

I'm waiting 

For the keeper to release me 

Debating this sentence 

Biding my time 

In memories 

Of old friends of mine ... 

In daydreams of Birdland 

I see my soul on fire 

Burning up the bandstand 

Next time 

I'll be bigger! 

I'll be better than ever! 

I'll be happily attached 

To my cold hard cash! 

But now Manhattan holds me 

To a chair in the sky 

With the bird in my ears 

And boats in my eyes 

Going by 

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There are things I wish I'd done 

Some friends I'm gonna miss 

Beautiful lovers 

I never got the chance to kiss... 

Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living 

Processions of missing 

Lovers and friends 

Fade in and they fade out again 

In these daydreams of rebirth 

I see myself in style 

Raking in what I'm worth 

Next time 

I'll be bigger! 

I'll be better than ever! 

I'll be resurrected royal! 

I'll be rich as Standard Oil! 

But now--Manhattan holds me 

To a chair in the sky 

With the bird in my ears 

And boats in my eyes 

Going by 

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