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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Vocals
Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
Bass
Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
Drums
James Burton
James Burton
Electric Guitar
Bobbye Hall
Bobbye Hall
Percussion
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
Woodwinds
Bobby Notkoff
Bobby Notkoff
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Henry Lewy
Henry Lewy
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cold Blue Steel out of money
One eye for the beat police
Sweet Fire calling, "You can't deny me
Now you know what you need"
Underneath the jungle gym
Hollow grey fire escape thief
Looking for Sweet Fire
Shadow of Lady Release
[Verse 2]
"Come with me, I know the way"
She says, "It's down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact somebody first?
Leave someone a letter
You can come now or you can come later"
[Verse 3]
A wristwatch, a ring, a downstairs screamer
Edgy black cracks of the sky
"Pin cushion prick, fix this poor bad dreamer"
"Money," cold shadows reply
Pawnshops crisscrossed and padlocked
Corridors spit on prayers and pleas
Sparks fly up from Sweet Fire
Black soot of Lady Release
[Verse 4]
"Come with me, I know the way"
She says, "It's down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact somebody first?
Does it really matter
If you come now or if you come on later?"
[Verse 5]
Red water in the bathroom sink
Fever and the scum-brown bowl
Blue Steel still begin, but it's indistinct
Someone's HiFi drumming Jelly Roll
Concrete concentration camp
Bashing in veins for peace
Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
Fall into Lady Release
[Verse 6]
"Come with me, I know the way"
She says, "It's down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact somebody first?
I mean, what does it really matter?
You're going to come now or you're going to come later"
Written by: Joni Mitchell
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