Taxi

[00:12.18] It was raining hard in 'Frisco
[00:15.80] I needed one more fare to make my night
[00:20.29] A lady up ahead waved to flag me down
[00:24.46] She got in at the light
[00:30.04] Oh, where you going to, my lady blue
[00:34.10] It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain
[00:40.50] She just looked out the window
[00:43.83] She said, "16 Parkside Lane"
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[00:57.50] Something about her was familiar
[01:01.16] I could swear I'd seen her face before
[01:05.19] But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken"
[01:09.28] And she didn't say anything more
[01:15.09] It took a while, but she looked in the mirror
[01:19.24] And she glanced at the license for my name
[01:23.60] A smile seemed to come to her slowly
[01:27.11] It was a sad smile, just the same
[01:33.59] And she said, "How are you, Harry?"
[01:37.81] I said, "How are you, Sue?
[01:41.52] Through the too many miles and the too little smiles
[01:45.90] I still remember you"
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[02:07.63] It was somewhere in a fairy tale
[02:11.85] I used to take her home in my car
[02:15.90] We learned about love in the back of the Dodge
[02:20.02] The lesson hadn't gone too far
[02:25.72] You see she was gonna be an actress
[02:30.35] And I was gonna learn to fly
[02:34.52] She took off to find the footlights
[02:38.66] And I took off to find the sky
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[02:54.30] Oh, I've got something inside me
[02:59.19] To drive a princess blind
[03:02.45] There's a wild man, wizard
[03:05.78] He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind
[03:13.19] Oh, I've got something inside me
[03:18.05] Not what my life's about
[03:21.34] 'Cause I've been letting my outside tide me
[03:26.94] Over 'til my time runs out
[03:34.14] Baby's so high that she's skying
[03:54.14] Yes, she's flying, afraid to fall
[04:10.68] I'll tell you why baby's crying
[04:11.64] 'Cause she's dying, aren't we all?
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[04:24.41] There was not much more for us to talk about
[04:28.77] Whatever we had once was gone
[04:32.52] So I turned my cab into the driveway
[04:36.62] Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns
[04:42.85] And she said, "We must get together"
[04:46.86] But I knew it'd never be arranged
[04:50.97] And she handed me 20 dollars for a 250 fare
[04:54.69] She said, "Harry, keep the change"
[05:01.08] Well, another man might have been angry
[05:04.92] And another man might have been hurt
[05:08.82] But another man never would have let her go
[05:13.79] I stashed the bill in my shirt
[05:19.08] And she walked away in silence
[05:23.21] It's strange how you never know
[05:27.40] But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for
[05:31.16] Such a long, long time ago
[05:39.03] You see she was gonna be an actress
[05:43.66] And I was gonna learn to fly
[05:48.12] She took off to find the footlights
[05:51.05] And I took off for the sky
[05:57.55] And here, she's acting happy
[06:01.88] Inside her handsome home
[06:05.97] And me, I'm flying in my taxi
[06:09.66] Taking tips and getting stoned
[06:15.77] I go flying so high, when I'm stoned
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