《Taxi(LP版)》歌词

[00:00:00] Taxi (LP版) - Harry Chapin

[00:00:00] Written by：Shige Yamamoto

[00:00:09] It was raining hard in 'Frisco

[00:00:13] I needed one more fare to make my night

[00:00:17] A lady up ahead waved to flag me down

[00:00:21] She got in at the light

[00:00:27] Oh where you going to my lady blue

[00:00:31] It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain

[00:00:37] She just looked out the window she said

[00:00:41] "Sixteen Parkside Lane"

[00:00:55] Something about her was familiar

[00:00:58] I could swear I'd seen her face before

[00:01:02] But she said "I'm sure you're mistaken"

[00:01:06] And she didn't say anything more

[00:01:12] It took a while but she looked in the mirror

[00:01:16] And she glanced at the license for my name

[00:01:21] A smile seemed to come to her slowly

[00:01:24] It was a sad smile just the same

[00:01:30] And she said "How are you Harry "

[00:01:35] I said "How are you Sue

[00:01:39] Through the too many miles

[00:01:40] And the too little smiles

[00:01:43] I still remember you "

[00:02:05] It was somewhere in a fairy tale

[00:02:08] I used to take her home in my car

[00:02:13] We learned about love in the back of the Dodge

[00:02:17] The lesson hadn't gone too far

[00:02:23] You see she was gonna be an actress

[00:02:27] And I was gonna learn to fly

[00:02:32] She took off to find the footlights

[00:02:36] And I took off to find the sky

[00:02:51] Oh I've got something inside me

[00:02:56] To drive a princess blind

[00:02:59] There's a wild man wizard

[00:03:03] He's hiding in me illuminating my mind

[00:03:10] Oh I've got something inside me

[00:03:15] Not what my life's about

[00:03:18] Cause I've been letting my outside tide me

[00:03:24] Over 'till my time runs out

[00:03:44] Baby's so high that she's skying

[00:03:51] Yes she's flying afraid to fall

[00:04:00] I'll tell you why baby's crying

[00:04:07] Cause she's dying aren't we all

[00:04:21] There was not much more for us to talk about

[00:04:26] Whatever we had once was gone

[00:04:29] So I turned my cab into the driveway

[00:04:34] Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns

[00:04:40] And she said we must get together

[00:04:44] But I knew it'd never be arranged

[00:04:48] And she handed me twenty dollars

[00:04:50] For a two fifty fare she said

[00:04:53] "Harry keep the change "

[00:04:58] Well another man might have been angry

[00:05:02] And another man might have been hurt

[00:05:06] But another man never would have let her go

[00:05:10] I stashed the bill in my shirt

[00:05:16] And she walked away in silence

[00:05:20] It's strange how you never know

[00:05:24] But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for

[00:05:28] Such a long long time ago

[00:05:36] You see she was gonna be an actress

[00:05:41] And I was gonna learn to fly

[00:05:45] She took off to find the footlights

[00:05:48] And I took off for the sky

[00:05:54] And here she's acting happy

[00:05:59] Inside her handsome home

[00:06:03] And me I'm flying in my taxi

[00:06:07] Taking tips and getting stoned

[00:06:13] I go flying so high when I'm stoned