Joni Mitchell - For Free lyrics

I slept last night in a good hotel<br>I went shopping today for jewels<br>The wind rushed around in the dirty town<br>And the children let out from the schools<br>I was standing on a noisy corner<br>Waiting for the walking green<br>Across the street he stood<br>And he played real good<br>On his clarinet, for free<br><br>Now me I play for fortunes<br>And those velvet curtain calls<br>I've got a black limousine<br>And two gentlemen<br>Escorting me to the halls<br>And I play if you have the money<br>Or if you're a friend to me<br>But the one man band<br>By the quick lunch stand<br>He was playing real good, for free<br><br>Nobody stopped to hear him<br>Though he played so sweet and high<br>They knew he had never<br>Been on their t.v.<br>So they passed his music by<br>I meant to go over and ask for a song<br>Maybe put on a harmony...<br>I heard his refrain<br>As the signal changed<br>He was playing real good, for free