The Byrds For Free Lyrics:
Written by Joni Mitchell

I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
The wind rushed around the dirty town
And the children let out
from their schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
I was waiting for the walking green
Across the street he stood
And he played real good
On his clarinet, for free

Now me I play for fortune
And those velvet curtain calls
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I've got a black limousine
And two handsome men
Escorting me to the halls
And I'll play if you have the money
Or if you're some kind of friend to me
But the one man band
By the quick lunch stand
He was playing real good, for free

Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never
Been on the TV
So they passed his music by
I meant to go over to him and ask for a song
Maybe put on some kind of harmony
I heard his refrain
As the signal changed
He was playing real good, for free
Lyrics: For Free, The Byrds [end]