Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977

Grand central station

Wheels and it deals

The crowds rush and scramble

Round past the newsstands

And out across the floors

And I did some singing

And I played guitar

Down near a doorway

Howling out words

And banging out chords

Well think what you will

Laugh if you like

It don't make no difference to me

I'll open my case

And I might catch a coin

But all ears may listen for free

Big clocks were tickin'

Trains came and went

Sad ragged figures

Limped in the hallways

And dug through the trash

While old folks and young folks

Passed in a flood

On dashing somewhere

Wrapped in their lives

And gone in a flash

Well what you think

Laugh if you like

It don't make no difference to me

I'll open my case

And I might catch a coin

But all ears may listen for free

Well a man came a talkin'

He stopped where I stood

He warned me so gravely

The cops here'll nab ya boy

And they'll take ya right on down yes

But I took my chances

And luck saw me through

I stayed until I'd finished

Played what I pleased

And poured out my sound

Well what you think

Laugh if you like

It don't make no difference to me

I'll open my case

And I might catch a coin

But all ears may listen all ears may listen

All ears may listen for free