Free Man In Paris

from Renaissance Man by Devin Haas

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lyrics

Free Man In Paris by Joni Mitchell

"The way I see it," he said
"You just can't win it...
Everybody's in it for their own gain
You can't please 'em all
There's always somebody calling you down
I do my best
And I do good business
There's a lot of people asking for my time
They're trying to get ahead
They're trying to be a good friend of mine

I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive
There was nobody calling me up for favors
And no one's future to decide
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I've taken on
Stoking the star maker machinery
Behind the popular song

I deal in dreamers
And telephone screamers
Lately I wonder what I do it for
If l had my way
I'd just walk through those doors
And wander
Down the Champs Elysees
Going cafe to cabaret
Thinking how I'll feel when I find
That very good friend of mine

I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive
Nobody was calling me up for favors
No one's future to decide
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I've taken on
Stoking the star maker machinery
Behind the popular song."

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from Renaissance Man, released March 22, 2011
Devin Haas- Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica, Djembe

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Devin Haas Los Angeles, California

Devin Haas has been playing sitar since 1997. He was trained in Sikh Indian classical music tradition. John Wash IV is a graduate of Cal Arts and is classically trained in Indian music and many other types of percussion. Shan Ahmadi is a Tanpura player and teacher from Tehran Iran. The performers are currently based in Long Beach California. ... more

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Paradise Planet

Dec 2020
Raw Emerald Suite

Apr 2013
Emerald Suite

Nov 2012
Red Velvet Suite

Jan 2012
Temple Cats

Mar 2011
Renaissance Man

Mar 2011
Shipwrecked Soul

Jan 2006
Live At Molly Malone's

Apr 2005
Lucid Now

Apr 2003
Entropy

Apr 2001
Isness

Jun 2000

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