frying in the afternoon sun
don't want to sit by no fountain
listening to the man-made stream run
just want to stand where the sea-spray
gleams like fire with you
and I don't have to tell you why.
Don't want to go to no parties
full of fair-weather friends
don't want to be in no "in" crowd
chasing after every trend
just want to stand on some hillside
in Wales with you
and fly -- don't have to tell you why.
Don't want to live in no mansion
ornate as a crown prince's church
don't want to live on no sidewalk
under neath no pigeon's perch
just want to stand at the rainbow's
real end with you
and I don't have to tell you why.
(Toronto -- 1/12/73)
Don't want to be on no rooftop frying in the afternoon sun don't want to sit by no fountain listening to the man-made stream run just want to stand where the sea-spray gleams like fire with you and I don't have to tell you why. Don't want to go to no parties full of fair-weather friends don't want to be in no "in" crowd chasing after every trend just want to stand on some hillside in Wales with you and fly -- don't have to tell you why. Don't want to live in no mansion ornate as a crown prince's church don't want to live on no sidewalk under neath no pigeon's perch just want to stand at the rainbow's real end with you and I don't have to tell you why. (Toronto -- 1/12/73) Explain Request ×
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