For Free

[00:16.10] I slept last night in a good hotel
[00:22.57] I went shopping today for jewels
[00:34.33] The wind rushed around in the dirty town
[00:40.66] And the children let out from the schools
[00:52.06] I was standing on a noisy corner
[00:59.21] Waiting for the walking green
[01:09.79] Across the street he stood and he played real good
[01:15.13] On his clarinet, for free
[01:31.62] Now me, I play for fortunes
[01:38.27] And those velvet curtain calls
[01:49.32] I've got a black limousine and two gentlemen
[01:56.43] Escorting me to the halls
[02:07.44] And I play if you have the money
[02:14.33] Or if you're a friend to me
[02:24.70] But the one man band by the quick lunch stand
[02:30.39] He was playing real good, for free
[02:48.79] Nobody stopped to hear him
[02:54.76] Though he played so sweet and high
[03:06.26] They knew he had never been on their TV
[03:12.43] So they passed his music by
[03:24.04] I meant to go over and ask for a song
[03:30.44] Maybe put on a harmony
[03:41.42] I heard his refrain as the signal changed
[03:46.77] He was playing real good, for free
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