Mitchell, Joni - Coyote Lyrics
No regrets Coyote
We just come from such different sets of circumstance
I'm up all night in the studios
And you're up early on your ranch
You'll be brushing out a brood mare's tail
And I'll just be getting home with my reel to reel
There's no comprehending
Just how close to the bone & the skin & the eyes
And the lips you can get
And still feel so alone
And still feel related
Like stations in some relay
You're not a hit and run driver
No no
Racing away
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
We saw a farmhouse burning down
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of the night
And we rolled right past that tragedy
Till we turned into some road house lights
Where a local band was playing
Locals were up kicking and shaking on the floor
And the next thing I know
That coyote's at my door
He pins me in a corner and he won't take no
He drags me out on the dance floor
And we're dancing close and slow
Now he's got a woman at home
He's got another woman down the hall
He seems to want me anyway
Why'd you have to get so drunk
And lead me on that way
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
I looked a coyote right in the face
On the road to Baljennie near my old home town
He went running through the whisker wheat
Chasing some prize down
And a hawk was playing with him
Coyote he's jumping straight up & making passes
He had those same eyes just like yours
Under your dark glasses
Privately probing the public rooms
And peeking through keyholes in numbered doors
Where the players lick their wounds
And take their temporary lovers
Their pills & powders to get them through this passion play
I'll have no regrets Coyote
I just get off up aways
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
Coyote's in the coffee shop
He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs
He picks up my scent on his fingers
While he's watching the waitresses' legs
He's too far from the Bay of Fundy
From appaloosas and eagles and tides
And the air conditioned cubicles
And the carbon ribbon rides
I'm spelling it out so clear
Either he's going to have to stand & fight
Or take off out of here
I tried to run away myself
To run away and wrestle with my ego
And with this flame
He put here in this Eskimo
In this hitcher
In this prisoner
Of the fine white lines
Of the white lines on the free free way
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Mitchell, Joni Coyote Comments
Oh hell, JONI MITCHELL. A woman who was born and wired to look straight through the bullshit and write honest songs about it.
Jack Pastorus owns this song. Top 3 Bassists of all time. Too bad he had a death wish. Phenomina song
The bad ass bass on this
I wonder what Sam Shepard thought of this song, since he's the Coyote
to me , her best song,
Love this haunting, magical song that takes me back to my youth and my impossibly handsome coyote guys that I could not resist. I love the soul of Jodi Mitchell.
I once listened to song on repeat for days. She seems to have touched a many soul in a special way. I'm always in awe pondering how is it possible she can make me feel the way her and her music makes me feel. I would hope she reads all the comments people have left adoring her on youtube.
so great that she shared this time on earth with us
Her song out of the ordinary.how could she sing it well.wow
..Jaco Pastorious on bass ...that was magical ....thank you Joni
Jaco on bass????
Thanks for posting one of the most magnificently beautiful songs ever created.
I think this may be her best song ever. It’s incredible.
It's certainly one of the highlights on the album 'Hejira'. Superb lyrics, awesome vocals and fantastic instrumentation.
I like Joni. This isn't my type of music but I keep always coming back. Why?
If i may venture a reply, because pure genius cannot be denied, no matter the genre of music!
@jakollee I appreciate the reply. 😍😉 I'm inspired by Joni. She is truly a genius. I actually saw her live in 99. She was a boss then. Unbelievable talent.
A remarkable poet with a broad range of language who can also tell a story. Not to mention her fantastic voice. When everything comes together as they do on this song, WOW! It always knocks me out. Always. Specifically, I love watching Joni sing "Coyote" on the Band's movie "The Last Waltz." She just disappears into the words and rhythm as if there is no one present except herself and the music. A beautiful moment.
yup Rolling Thunder - fab clip - also Scarlet Rivera is a close musician friend guesting on my up coming debut - watch this space for 'Wild Wild Things' duet with Julie Felix - dues for release late 2019 - www.foskettsfolkfactory.com
This whole Album shuts down anything done in the last 20 years by fevocalists.
RIP Jaco
A genius unlike no other.
@Anita SmithHe left this world much to soon
Who else came here after watching her play this on the Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue documentary on Netflix?
I did it. :-)
John Tucker yeah;)
Yes. This was an awesome part where Dylan was playing guitar with her singing in that back room. Ridiculous footage
John Tucker me!
very cool
Great opening line "No regrets coyote".
That's the best bass tone ever.
So love the way Jaco plays on this with one of my favorites, JONI ! I had the amazing fortune of Jaco jamming with me in my bedroom in Pompano, Fl. My sister called me to tell me he was sitting in with Copland Davis at a club on Federal Highway. A night I will never forget. The last thing Jaco said as he was leaving that night was, "Hey Phil, thanks, you're a great guy - Keep Practicing"! Well, at least he didn't tell me I sucked.
sorry you got raped dear.it was dangerous for guys rtooo
For the under 60/65 crowd who dont know squat or was there in the day how this road tune/times of the day rural west coast tune relates to. Too bad after Hejera Joni got off track with overdose jazz influence, and voice downhill from there from chain smoking. In my mind her signature/early 70's tune is 'Help me'. 'Song from Sharon' and 'Black crow' another great Hejera tune. God if I could only go back to early or mid 70's.
Fell in love with Joni when she was a guest at the Bands, last waltz
Me too! Saw her in the last waltz and went straight to my local record shop and asked for every record she'd made. I wasn't disappointed. Wonderful music.
How can I love this song so much
Jaco & Joni star crossed...
This song used to get airplay on stations in Chicago when it came out. I was a teenager then. When was the last time great music like this was heard on the radio? 20, 30 years ago? I haven't turned on my car radio in decades.
Very much soul in this music!
RIP Jaco ..What a loss....
Jaco is the best bass player of all time. So so SOOO beautiful. Love that cat, miss him dear.
Resplendent.
I want to cry when I hear these harmonics. RIP
Joni Mitchell was a painter. Somehow, I feel this explains how she is/was so in touch with her emotions, and how she is able to make her feelings come across so well in a song.
with regard to her 75th celebration, it's most sad that she seemed to be half there and half not. i hate brain injuries where magnanimous individuals don't get to reflect on their own accomplishments.
this music can never be duplicated --
The song kicks ass because it is a love song to Sam Sheppard
uh, Neil Young I believe...
as a person who generally doesn't resonate with poetry, this touches me in so many ways.. . and that's just the lyrics. the muscianship (especally the bass, shout out to Jaco!) and her cadence takes it to a completely ethereal level.
pop music almost pornographic now. no subtlety...no literacy. just in your face. this is poetic sexuality of the most sublime essence.
this wasn't considered pop music then. If you want like for like, compare it to the pop music of 1975/1976. It wasn't aimed at teenagers and it certainly wasn't popular, it had low sales compared to her previous albums
Pure class Joni!
GENIUS!!!!
Every thing from the delicate intricacy of the music, to the genius of the metaphors to her theatrical cadence. Pure brilliance. I just heard this song for the first time in my life last night because I'm an avid Prince fan, from childhood, and she was mentioned (again) in a blog dedicated to him. She was one of his abject IDOLS. I can't stop listening to it.
Ms Phoenix269 good 🌹✨
jump up and down..
On your knees, bastards, pray to Joni and Jaco!
Such a talented artist
No regrets Coyote
We just come from such different sets of circumstance
I'm up all night in the studios
And you're up early on your ranch
You'll be brushing out a brood mare's tail
While the sun is ascending
And I'll just be getting home with my reel to reel
There's no comprehending
Just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes
And the lips you can get
And still feel so alone
And still feel related
Like stations in some relay
You're not a hit and run driver, no, no
Racing away
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
We saw a farmhouse burning down
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of the night
And we rolled right past that tragedy
Till we turned into some road house lights
Where a local band was playing
Locals were up kicking and shaking on the floor
And the next thing I know
That Coyote's at my door
He pins me in a corner and he won't take "No!"
He drags me out on the dance floor
And we're dancing close and slow
Now he's got a woman at home
He's got another woman down the hall
He seems to want me anyway
Why'd you have to get so drunk
And lead me on that way
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines of the freeway
I looked a Coyote right in the face
On the road to Baljennie near my old home town
He went running through the whisker wheat
Chasing some prize down
And a hawk was playing with him
Coyote was jumping straight up and making passes
He had those same eyes - just like yours
Under your dark glasses
Privately probing the public rooms
And peeking through keyholes in numbered doors
Where the players lick their wounds
And take their temporary lovers
And their pills and powders to get them through this passion play
No regrets, Coyote
I just get off up aways
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
Coyote's in the coffee shop
He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs
He picks up my scent on his fingers
While he's watching the waitresses' legs
He's too fat from the Bay of Fundy
From Appaloosas and Eagles and tides
And the air conditioned cubicles
And the carbon ribbon rides
Are spelling it out so clear
Either he's going to have to stand and fight
Or take off out of here
I tried to run away myself
To run away and wrestle with my ego
And with this flame
You put here in this Eskimo
In this hitcher
In this prisoner
Of the fine white lines
Of the white lines on the free, free way
Holyshit that's it... The guy in the Fireside with the knives the hitchicker was looking for The double McCarthy same eyes!! Blondish hair, green eyes, boobs bigger then 155 tho and I got saved by 3 men because they 2 where followering but not the right Person..!!!! And then the makings of the journey that lead me to SF to the Shelter system who when I told them we what transpired they said they told her I was lying and delusional :( #betrayedBroken not just stranded, then the shelter refused to believe I was even myself or my family was my family or my assicatez where my associates.. They where erasing me..!!! And refused to let me go home... I felt so betrayed buy all. And online my whole family ID had be stolen and mashed up impersonated and libeled tainted... While I was being erased.. I kid you not and I was being brutalized.. What a conjob what did they do???? That someone was after them,? Because the revenge porn on me? And distribute it to all my contacts and news people online and poke fun? /#subteeet its urgent
classy lady , viva joni!
She made about six of the best albums ever during the 1970’s
Sadly so many of these great musicians gone (and Sam Shepard, allegedly the Coyote) and Joni is old and not well
But how glorious to have these songs still❤️
Well said.
Right. We always have the great music.
Still amazing!!!
No regrets Coyote
We just come from such different sets of circumstance
I'm up all night in the studios
And you're up early on your ranch
You'll be brushing out a brood mare's tail
While the sun is ascending
And I'll just be getting home with my reel to reel
There's no comprehending
Just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes
And the lips you can get
And still feel so alone
And still feel related
Like stations in some relay
You're not a hit and run driver, no, no
Racing away
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
We saw a farmhouse burning down
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of the night
And we rolled right past that tragedy
Till we turned into some road house lights
Where a local band was playing
Locals were up kicking and shaking on the floor
And the next thing I know
That Coyote's at my door
He pins me in a corner and he won't take "No!"
He drags me out on the dance floor
And we're dancing close and slow
Now he's got a woman at home
He's got another woman down the hall
He seems to want me anyway
Why'd you have to get so drunk
And lead me on that way
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines of the freeway
I looked a Coyote right in the face
On the road to Baljennie near my old home town
He went running through the whisker wheat
Chasing some prize down
And a hawk was playing with him
Coyote was jumping straight up and making passes
He had those same eyes - just like yours
Under your dark glasses
Privately probing the public rooms
And peeking through keyholes in numbered doors
Where the players lick their wounds
And take their temporary lovers
And their pills and powders to get them through this passion play
No regrets, Coyote
I just get off up aways
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
Coyote's in the coffee shop
He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs
He picks up my scent on his fingers
While he's watching the waitresses' legs
He's too fat from the Bay of Fundy
From Appaloosas and Eagles and tides
And the air conditioned cubicles
And the carbon ribbon rides
Are spelling it out so clear
Either he's going to have to stand and fight
Or take off out of here
I tried to run away myself
To run away and wrestle with my ego
And with this flame
You put here in this Eskimo
In this hitcher
In this prisoner
Of the fine white lines
Of the white lines on the free, free way
I looked a coyote right in the face on a highway between Pahrump and Baker today. Slowed my bike down , asked for directions.........no answer.........just a stare.
I was not much than a kid when I was raped while hitch hiking. Afterwards I played this song non stop as part of my healing. Maybe that makes no sense, but that song was a solace to me. And maybe that's not what this song is about at all--but--"he pins me in a corner and he won't take no....'why'd you have to lead me on that way.'.." Which is what he said, almost word for word when he started his assault.So whatever these lyrics mean for real, thank you Joni for this song, which will always mean something so deep and dark to me, and yet so affirming in ways I can't possibly explain. Amazing how music like this can cut so deep, and then offer a way to heal over that most deepest of wounds.
Rev 21:3~4
thucy2. What a load of shite.
Thanks for giving your exemple how this music helped. Music is the best peal for the psychological heals. It kept me alive, not suicidal.
Very sorry for what happened. The song is supposedly about a brief affair with playwright-action Sam Shepard, who was married at the time and was actually seeing another woman when he met Joni (the meaning of the line "He's got a woman at home/He's got another one down the hall")
@tony walsh Count Trolleo
we can't wait around for them, can we?
AINT HUMANS GREAT SOMETIMES !!!!
simon marshall only sometimes
Fifteen roadrunners do not approve of this song.
prisnor of the white lines on the freeway...
Almost rap... but so much fucking better --
I HEAR JONI'S SONG 'COYOTE' AND ALL MY 70'S YEARS ON THIS PLANET MELD INTO A GREAT SENSE HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT..THANKS CHRIS...
RIP scrambled eggs
Bass harmonics FTW
I fell in love with some Joni today while wrenching on a project ❤❤😎
how is this song so good? lyrics and musical composition are both top-notch. jaco kills it too.
Jaco is from another planet he's incredible
For a second there I thought you were seriously wondering "how" this song is so good. lol
Daniel Cropp literally, you have no doubt.. On so many levels yrs later it works... The BIGEYE
Purely magical. God reached out and touched us with a song.
Sorry, that's just the amazing Joni, no God in sight ....
the only limits are the fine, white lines of the freeway......
Written about Sam Shepard. R.I.P. Sam
Mi gus studied*started performing with my dad,I met Joni right after Woodstock ,backstage at the Bowl&again at Nucleus Nuance ,we have remainds friends since then
Opps Ment MINGUS, AND MY DAD IS Kid Ory
xox
SamShepard
Joni is perfect.
hitchhiker, if am need of a ride
become hitchhiker
2 the 8, wh@ more can u possibly want? Got 2 b, 1 troll with 8 heads. 1 luv still.
Fantabulous.
version on last waltz is nice.
best ever
stones intro waiting on a friend .5 years before ...just sating
i always get into some sort of trance when i listen to this song, its so mesmerizing
I read you...
sister..just mickey....
A STRONG LP for Joni, top notch back up musicians, strong songwriting, what more do you want...
Agreed, really couldn't ask for more, in this case.
No regrets Coyote
We just come from such different sets of circumstance
I'm up all night in the studios
And you're up early on your ranch
You'll be brushing out a brood mare's tail
While the sun is ascending
And I'll just be getting home with my reel to reel
There's no comprehending
Just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes
And the lips you can get
And still feel so alone
And still feel related
Like stations in some relay
You're not a hit and run driver, no, no
Racing away
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
We saw a farmhouse burning down
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of the night
And we rolled right past that tragedy
Till we turned into some road house lights
Where a local band was playing
Locals were up kicking and shaking on the floor
And the next thing I know
That Coyote's at my door
He pins me in a corner and he won't take "No!"
He drags me out on the dance floor
And we're dancing close and slow
Now he's got a woman at home
He's got another woman down the hall
He seems to want me anyway
Why'd you have to get so drunk
And lead me on that way
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines of the freeway
I looked a Coyote right in the face
On the road to Baljennie near my old home town
He went running through the whisker wheat
Chasing some prize down
And a hawk was playing with him
Coyote was jumping straight up and making passes
He had those same eyes - just like yours
Under your dark glasses
Privately probing the public rooms
And peeking through keyholes in numbered doors
Where the players lick their wounds
And take their temporary lovers
And their pills and powders to get them through this passion play
No regrets, Coyote
I just get off up aways
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
Coyote's in the coffee shop
He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs
He picks up my scent on his fingers
While he's watching the waitresses' legs
He's too fat from the Bay of Fundy
From Appaloosas and Eagles and tides
And the air conditioned cubicles
And the carbon ribbon rides
Are spelling it out so clear
Either he's going to have to stand and fight
Or take off out of here
I tried to run away myself
To run away and wrestle with my ego
And with this flame
You put here in this Eskimo
In this hitcher
In this prisoner
Of the fine white lines
Of the white lines on the free, free way
Greg Dahlen so that's what he's told scrambled eggs was to fat by the side, subtweet... MillensAlwayskOmayo even if in reality there slim #facts #twinpeaks4real #painoftheantics #bigData #verymayo
Every word is gold! Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for the lyrics
Someone on another post said this song was about her relationship with Sam Shepard. Does anyone know if it's true.
I freaking love this song!!!! <3
My son goes to a Barenaked Ladies concert and gets to talk to the band members afterward. While talking to Jim Creeggan, he tells him, "You're my second favorite bass player." Creeggan looks taken aback, sort of defensive and says, "Well then, who's your favorite?" Son: "Jaco Pastorius." Creeggan's attitude immediately changes with a big smile, "Wow, you think I'm almost that good?!?"
whats jim creeggan doing in his top 2
Everybody knew that Jaco was simply the best….!!! Lucky son...lucky man…!!!
@Michael McNab click "read more" (maybe it wasn't there before?)
It says:
smile. "Wow, you think I'm almost that good?!?"
What an absolute wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it.
A beautiful story. You sent me reeling back towards that time when these notes and tones were icons of my existence. I've never been more alive than then.
One word for me---JACO
Pure genius,nobody can touch this.
I defy anyone to figure out Joni's special tunings.
it's all been downhill from here.............i mean for everyone.
Women (and men) just don't make music like this any more. It's all glitz and no grit anymore.
they don't know how to play. so many classically trained musicians from this era.
Look up Jessica Pratt and Julia Holter. Two genius songwriters of today who both happen to be women. Stop dismissing all the good music from today because the only crap you hear is the bullshit that's fed to you.
thanks, i'll look them up!
check out Kandance Springs if. you be like jazz, rhythm and blues
Oh please.. 🙄
The Music Aficionado blog post on Coyote by Joni Mitchell: https://musicaficionado.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/coyote-by-joni-mitchell/
PURE CLASS!
I learned this song and performed it for several years when I was doing a jazz pop rock duo in Eugene OR.....one of my all time favs of Joni's vast collection!!!
Sin remordimientos Coyote
Nosotros venimos de dichos conjuntos diferentes de las circunstancias
Estoy despierto toda la noche en los estudios
Y usted es levantarse temprano en su rancho
Se le cepillando la cola de una yegua de cría
Mientras que el sol es ascendente
Y yo sólo voy a recibir en casa con mi carrete a carrete
No hay comprehendente
¿Qué tan cerca del hueso y la piel y los ojos
Y los labios se puede obtener
Y todavía se siente tan sola
Y todavía se siente relacionado
Al igual que en algunas estaciones de retransmisión
No eres un conductor atropello y fuga, no, no
las carreras de distancia
Usted acaba de recoger un hitcher
Un prisionero de las líneas blancas de la carretera
Vimos una granja quema
En el medio de la nada
En medio de la noche
Y nos fundamento derecha más allá de la tragedia
Hasta que se convirtió en algunas luces de la casa de carreteras
Cuando una banda local estaba jugando
La gente era ...
Parece una traducción automática antigua. Se puede mejorar. Por ejemplo:
Sin remordimientos, Coyote.
Venimos de circunstancias diferentes.
Yo paso la noche despierta en los estudios
y tú te levantas temprano en tu rancho.
Cepillando la cola de una yegua de cría
mientras el sol asciende
y yo vuelvo a casa en mi rutina.
No podemos entendernos.
¿Cuán cerca del hueso y la piel y los ojos
y los labios se puede llegar?
Y aún así sentirse solos.
Y aún así sentirnos conectados
como las etapas [postas, relevos] en un trayecto.
No eres un conductor de atropello y fuga [aquí te pillo, aquí te mato], no, no.
Conduciendo lejos
acabas de recoger a una vagabunda.
Una prisionera de las líneas blancas de la carretera.
Vimos una granja quemada.
en medio de la nada,
en medio de la noche
Y pasamos de largo, más allá de la tragedia.
Hasta que se vieron luces de una posada de carretera
donde una banda local estaba tocando.
La gente del lugar taconeaba y se agitaba en la pista.
Lo siguiente que recuerdo es a Coyote a la puerta de mi habitación.
Me arrincona y no aceptará un "No".
Me arrastra a la pista de baile
y bailamos juntos y pegados.
Así que ahora tiene una mujer en casa
y otra en la sala.
Pese a eso parece quererme
¿Por qué te emborracharías?
Déjame en la carretera.
Acabas de recoger a una vagabunda.
Una prisionera de las líneas blancas de la carretera.
Miré a Coyote directamente a la cara.
En la carretera a Baljennie, cerca de mi antigua ciudad
...
No regrets Coyote
We just come from such different sets of circumstance
I'm up all night in the studios
And you're up early on your ranch
You'll be brushing out a brood mare's tail
While the sun is ascending
And I'll just be getting home with my reel to reel
There's no comprehending
Just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes
And the lips you can get
And still feel so alone
And still feel related
Like stations in some relay
You're not a hit and run driver, no, no
Racing away
You just picked up a hitcher
A prisoner of the white lines on the freeway
We saw a farmhouse burning down
In the middle of nowhere
In the middle of the night
And we rolled right past that tragedy
Till we turned into some road house lights
Where a local band was playing
Locals were…
No regrets Coyote...
Sam Shepard is Coyote
"He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs," best line from a fantastic song.
very few audience attendants appreciate the gravity of this song and it takes a special type of listener to enjoy it.
That's the line I always remember.. LOL
@David Higginbotham "He picks up my scent on his fingers while he's watching the waitress' legs" - sums up the male psyche in one image.
I love this song. I first heard this in Korea in 78. My room mate had the album and as soon as I got stateside a bought a copy . Still have it, and the CD too lol.
This reminds me of my young self
Love Jaco on this, he makes the already incredible song by Joni even better! And yes, Jaco is as much the "Florida Sound" as Jimmy Buffett!
Keith Heard
wow so true. This period for me is the ultimate mix, beautiful vocals and some amazing instrumentation
Quite the gem.
Strange that her best songs all start with the letter "C". In no particular order:
Circle Game Carey Coyote Clouds (aka both sides now) Conversation and last but certainly not least...Court and Spark
Help Me and You turn me on...I'm A Radio are also fantastic. I think they are 2 of her best, even if they were commercial.
Don't forget Cactus Flower <3
AliAdenwala You mean Cactus Tree. Whatever the title, it's still one of her best, though👍. Easily the best on a debut I find to be otherwise quite boring. But I love the seven albums after that one. They're undying classics. Along with Joni herself❤️
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Ralph Emerson its all about the the BASS.... Yeap he was always playing that bass...... E, Genius
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