《Mr. Tanner(Edited Live Version)》歌词

[00:00:00] Mr. Tanner (Edited Live Version) - Harry Chapin

[00:00:02] Written by：Harry Chapin/Fred Kewley

[00:00:09] Mister Tanner was a cleaner

[00:00:12] From a town in the midwest

[00:00:14] And of all the cleaning shops around

[00:00:17] He'd made his the best

[00:00:19] But he also was a baritone

[00:00:21] Who sang while hanging clothes

[00:00:23] He practiced scales while pressing tails

[00:00:26] And sang at local shows

[00:00:29] His friends and neighbors praised the voice

[00:00:32] That poured out from his throat

[00:00:34] They said that he should uses gift

[00:00:36] Instead of cleaning coats

[00:00:41] Oh far

[00:00:44] But music was his life

[00:00:46] It was not his livelihood

[00:00:48] And it made him feel so happy

[00:00:51] And it made him feel so good

[00:00:53] And he sang from his heart

[00:00:55] And he sang from his soul

[00:00:58] He did not know how well he sang

[00:01:01] It just made him whole

[00:01:11] His friends kept working on him

[00:01:13] To try music out full time

[00:01:16] A big debut and rave reviews

[00:01:18] A great career to climb

[00:01:21] Finally they got to him

[00:01:23] He would take the plane

[00:01:25] A concert agent in New York

[00:01:28] Agreed to have him sing

[00:01:31] And there were plane tickets

[00:01:33] Phone calls money spent to rent the hall

[00:01:36] It took most of his savings

[00:01:39] But he gladly used them all

[00:01:43] Oh far

[00:01:46] But music was his life

[00:01:48] It was not his livelihood

[00:01:51] And it made him feel so happy

[00:01:53] And it made him feel so good

[00:01:56] And he sang from his heart

[00:01:58] And he sang from his soul

[00:02:00] He did not know how well he sang

[00:02:03] It just made him whole

[00:02:14] The evening came

[00:02:14] He took he stage

[00:02:16] His face set in a smile

[00:02:18] And in the half filled hall

[00:02:19] The critics sat

[00:02:20] Watching on the aisle

[00:02:22] But the concert was a blur to him

[00:02:25] Spatters of applause

[00:02:27] He did not know how well he sang

[00:02:29] He only heard them flause

[00:02:32] But the critics were concise

[00:02:35] It only took four lines

[00:02:37] But no one could accuse them

[00:02:40] Of being over kind

[00:02:45] It's botton Tanner Baritone and take no Ohio

[00:02:48] Made his town hall debut last night

[00:02:50] He came well prepared but unfortunately

[00:02:53] His presentation was not up

[00:02:54] To contemporary professional standards

[00:02:57] His voice lacks the range

[00:02:58] Of total color necessary to make it

[00:03:00] Consistently interesting

[00:03:03] Full time consideration of another endeavor

[00:03:08] Might be

[00:03:09] In order

[00:03:20] He came home to Dayton

[00:03:22] And was questioned by his friends

[00:03:25] Then he smiled and just said nothing

[00:03:27] And he never sang again

[00:03:34] Excepting very late at nights

[00:03:36] On the shop was dark and closed

[00:03:43] He sang softly to himself

[00:03:45] As he sorted through the clothes

[00:03:52] Oh far or you near

[00:03:59] Music was his life

[00:04:01] It was not

[00:04:03] His livelihood

[00:04:07] And it made him feel so happy

[00:04:12] And made him feel so good

[00:04:17] And he sang

[00:04:18] From his heart

[00:04:22] And he sang

[00:04:24] From his soul

[00:04:27] And he did not know

[00:04:29] How well he sang

[00:04:33] It just made him whole