According to Sheila Weller, author of Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon – and the Journey of a Generation, this song is about Jackson Browne. Here’s what she had to say about him and Joni:
“Jackson Browne was the one guy who really seriously got to her in a very painful way. Th...
[Verse 1]
I've been sitting up waiting for my sugar to show
I've been listening to the sirens and the radio
He said he'd be over three hours ago
I've been waiting for his car on the hill
He makes friends easy, he's not like me
I watch for judgement anxiously
Now where in the city can that boy be?
[Chorus]
Waiting for a car
Climbing
Climbing
Climbing the hill
[Verse 2]
He's a real good talker, I think he's a friend
Fast tires come screaming around the bend
But there's still no buzzer, they roll on
And I'm waiting for his car on the hill
It always seems so righteous at the start
When there's so much laughter, when there's so much spark
When there's so much sweetness in the dark
[Chorus]
Waiting for a car
Climbing
Climbing
Climbing the hill
Car on a Hill was written by Joni Mitchell.
Car on a Hill was produced by Joni Mitchell.
Joni Mitchell released Car on a Hill on Thu Jan 17 1974.