Free Man in Paris
Embracing Freedom: The Price of Success
Lyrics
The way I see it, I just can't win it
The speaker feels that winning is elusive in the current situation.
Everybody's in it for their own game
People are motivated by their own interests or objectives.
You can't please them all
It's impossible to satisfy everyone.
There's always somebody callin' you down
There's always criticism or negative feedback from someone.
And I do my best and I do good business
The speaker puts effort into doing well in business.
As a lot of people asking for my time
Many people request the speaker's time.
They're trying to get ahead
Others are striving to advance in their own pursuits.
And try and be a good friend of mine
Despite challenges, some try to maintain a friendship with the speaker.
I was a free man in Paris, I was ? and alive
In the past, the speaker felt liberated and alive in Paris.
There was nobody to call me up for favors
No one used to ask the speaker for favors.
No one's future to decide
The speaker had no responsibility for determining someone else's future.
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
The speaker expresses a desire to return to that carefree time.
But for the work I'm taking on
Current work commitments prevent an immediate return.
? star makin' machinery
Reference to the machinery behind creating popular songs.
Behind the popular song
Implies the speaker is involved in the music industry.
I deal in dreamers and telephone schemers
The speaker deals with dreamers and those involved in telephone schemes.
Lately I wonder what I do it for
The speaker questions the purpose of their current endeavors.
If I had my way, I'd walk through that door and wonder
If given a choice, the speaker would leave and explore other places.
Down the ? going cafe to cabaret
The speaker envisions wandering from cafe to cabaret.
Thinkin' how I feel when I find
The speaker reflects on emotions when encountering a good friend.
That very good friend of mine
A positive reference to a very good friend.
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