HARRY CHAPIN - Taxi

Harry Chapin

Song Lyrics: "Taxi"
Recorded by: "Harry Chapin"
Written by: (Harry Chapin)
Album: "Heads & Tales" - 1972

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HARRY CHAPIN - Sniper

Harry Chapin

Song Lyrics: "Sniper"
Recorded by: "Harry Chapin"
Written by: (Harry Chapin)
Album: "Sniper & Other Love Songs" - 1972

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HARRY CHAPIN - Sequel

Harry Chapin

Song Lyrics: "Sequel"
Recorded by: "Harry Chapin"
Written by: (Harry Chapin)
Album: "Sequel" - 1981

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So here she's actin' happy inside her handsome home
And me, I'm flyin' in my taxi, takin' tips and gettin' stoned.

I got into town a little early.
Had eight hours to kill before the show.
First I thought about heading up north of the bay
Then I knew where I had to go.

I thought about taking a limousine
Or at least a fancy car.
But I ended up taking a taxi
'Cause that's how I got this far.

You see, ten years ago it was the front seat
Drivin' stoned and feelin' no pain.
Now here I am straight and sittin' in the back
Hitting Sixteen Parkside Lane.

The driveway was the same as I remembered
And a butler came and answered the door.
He just shook his head when I asked for her
And said "She doesn't live here anymore."

But he offered to give me the address
That they were forwarding her letters to.
I just took it and returned to the cabbie
And said "I got one more fare for you."

And so we rolled back into the city
Up to a five-story old brownstone
I rang the bell that had her name on the mailbox.
The buzzer said somebody's home.

And the look on her face as she opened the door
Was like an old joke told by a friend.
It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smile
And I watched the corners start to bend.

And she said, "How are you Harry?
Haven't we played this scene before?"
I said "It's so good to see you, Sue
Had to play it out just once more."
Play it out just once more".

She said "I've heard you flying high on my radio"
I answered "It's not all it seems"
That's when she laughed and she said, "It's better sometimes
When we don't get to touch our dreams."

That's when I asked her where was that actress
She said "That was somebody else"
And then I asked her why she looked so happy now
She said "I finally like myself; at last I like myself."

So we talked all through that afternoon
Talking about where we'd been
We talked of the tiny difference
Between ending and starting to begin.
We talked because talking tells you things
Like what you really are thinking about.
But sometimes you can't find what you're feeling
Till all the words run out.

So I asked her to come to the concert.
She said "No, I work at night."
I said, "We've gotten too damn good at leaving, Sue"
She said, "Harry, you're right."

Don't ask me if I made love to her
Or which one of us started to cry
Don't ask me why she wouldn't take the money that I left
If I answered at all I'd lie.

So I thought about her as I sang that night
And how the circle keeps rolling around.
How I act as I'm facing the footlights
And how she's flying with both feet on the ground.

I guess it's a sequel to our story
From the journey 'tween heaven and hell
With half the time thinking of what might have been
and half thinkin' just as well.

I guess only time will tell.

HARRY CHAPIN - Flowers are Red

Harry Chapin

(Spoken) Your son marches to the beat of a different drummer comma,
But don't worry, We'll have him joining the parade by the end of the term.

The little boy went first day of school
He got some crayons and started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man
I'm paintin' flowers he said
She said... It's not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
And a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one

And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen

But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

Well the teacher said.. You're sassy
There's ways that things should be
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me.....

And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen

But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

The teacher put him in a corner
She said.. It's for your own good..
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
And are responding like you should
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to the teacher
And this is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen

Time went by like it always does
And they moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin'
She said...Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let's use every one

But that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him why
This is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen.

But there still must be a way to have our children say...

There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one


Song Lyrics: "Flowers are Red"
Recorded by: "Harry Chapin"
Written by: (Harry Chapin)
Album: "Living Room Suite" - 1981

HARRY CHAPIN - CATS IN THE CRADLE

Harry Chapin

My child arrived just the other day
he came to the world in the usual way
but there were planes to catch and bills to pay
he learned to walk while i was away
and he was talkin' 'fore i knew it, and as he grew
he'd say "i'm gonna be like you dad
you know i'm gonna be like you"
and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man on the moon
when you comin' home dad?
i don't know when, but we'll get together then son
you know we'll have a good time then
My son turned ten just the other day
he said, "thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play
can you teach me to throw", i said "not today
i got a lot to do", he said, "that's ok"
and he walked away but his smile never dimmed
and said, "i'm gonna be like him, yeah
you know i'm gonna be like him"
and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man on the moon
when you comin' home son?
i don't know when, but we'll get together then son
you know we'll have a good time then
Well, he came home from college just the other day
so much like a man i just had to say
"son, i'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
he shook his head and said with a smile
"what i'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys
see you later, can i have them please?"
and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man on the moon
when you comin' home son?
i don't know when, but we'll get together then son
you know we'll have a good time then
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
i called him up just the other day
i said, "i'd like to see you if you don't mind"
he said, "i'd love to, dad, if i can find the time
you see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
but it's sure nice talking to you, dad
it's been sure nice talking to you"
And as i hung up the phone it occurred to me
he'd grown up just like me
my boy was just like me
and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man on the moon
when you comin' home son?
i don't know when, but we'll get together then son
you know we'll have a good time then

HARRY CHAPIN - WIKIPEDIA Y TEMAS

Harry Chapin

* HARRY CHAPIN - CATS IN THE CRADLE
* HARRY CHAPIN - Flowers are Red
* HARRY CHAPIN - Sequel .
* HARRY CHAPIN - Sniper .
* HARRY CHAPIN - Taxi .
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