1967) [2nd Set] Joni Mitchell

[Intro]
This is a travel song. It's the only travel song I've written, and, erm, it's what you might call a very idealistic kind of travel song, and err, the reason for that is that I wrote it before I ever travelled any place. It has a very idealistic kind of sing-along chorus that I would like to invite you to sing with, erm, if you would like? And it goes like this:

[Verse 1]
See the stretching sun at dawning
Wipe the stardust from his eyes
Feel the morning breezes yawning
Telling me it's time to rise
Telling me it's time to rise

[Chorus]
I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I've been
Anything is what I've seen

[Break]
Now the last part of that was the chorus, and the part that I would like you to remember if you don't know the chorus at all, which you probably don't, is a line that goes like this:
"Anything is what I've seen"
And the cue word that you should look for comes just before that is "been", and that's Canadian for 'been' in case you were wondering

[Verse 2]
Gambler's gold is meant for squandering
Miser's silver is to hoard
My gold 'cross the sky goes wandering
My silver is a drinking gourd
My silver is the drinking gourd

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