Raised On Robbery-Joni Mitchell
He was sitting in the lounge of the empire hotel
He was drinking for diversion
He was thinking for himself
A little money riding on the maple leafs
Along comes a lady in lacy sleeves
She says
Let me sit down
You know drinkin' alone's a shame
It's a shame it's a crying shame
Look at those jokers
Glued to that damn hockey game
Hey honey-you've got lots of cash
Bring us round a bottle
And we'll have some laughs
Gin's what i'm drinking
I was raised on robbery
I'm a pretty good cook
I'm sitting on my groceries
Come up to my kitchen
I'll show you my best recipe
I try and i try but i can't save a cent
I'm up after midnight cooking
Trying to make my rent
I'm rough but i'm pleasin'
I was raised on robbery
We had a little money once
They were pushing through a four iane highway
Government gave us three thousand dollars
You should have seen it fly away
First he bought a '57 biscayne
He put it in the ditch
He drunk up all the rest
That son of a bh
His blood's bad whiskey
I was raised on robbery
You know you ain't bad looking
I like the way you hold your drinks
Come home with me honey
I ain't asking for no full length mink
Hey where you going
Don't go yet
Your glass ain't empty and we just met
You're mean when you're loaded-
I was raised on robbery