Joni Mitchell - Midnight Cowboy Song, The Lyrics
I was in an all night movieWhen i heard the usher sayHere comes the midnight cowboyGot his gun hired out for pay;You were walking kind of fadedFrom the netherlands hotelWith your hat tipped off to ladiesReally looking well.Aw joe, why don't you go back home?Really hate to see you falling downGet out of town.Well you came to new york city with a calendar full of goldNow they locked it up in the bedroomAnd they kicked you out in the cold;Now you can't afford a little blanketYou can get one from a friendYou can trick one off the cornerYou can even keep the change - to spend.Hey joe, why don't you go back home?Really hate to see you come falling downGet out of town.There's a soldier in the depotHe's a fighting nightingaleWearing western boots and buckskin onReading fortunes from the penny scale;Now today he's got a a quarterFor the photograph machineBut tomorrow he'll be lonely lonelyThat's the way it's always been.Poor joe, why don't you go back home?Really hate to see you falling downGet out of town.I was in an all night movieWhen i heard the usher sayHere comes the midnight cowboy againGot his gun hired out for pay;You were walking kind of fadedFrom the netherlands hotelHat tipped off to ladiesTipped off to gentlemen as well.Well joe, why don't you go back home?Find yourself a girl and settle downGet out of townGet out of townFind yourself a girl, go and settle downHey joe, looking more lost than foundGet out of town.
