| It was raining hard in 'Frisco,
|
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| I needed one more
fare to
make my night. |
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| A lady up ahead waved to
flag me down, |
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| She got in
at the light. |
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| |
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| Oh, where you going to, my lady
blue, |
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|
It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain.
|
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| She just looked out the window,
and said |
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| "Sixteen Parkside Lane". |
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| |
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| Something about her was familiar
|
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| I could swear I'd seen her face
before, |
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| But she said, "I'm sure you're
mistaken" |
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| And she didn't say anything
more. |
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| |
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| It took a while, but she looked
in the mirror, |
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| And she glanced at the
license for my name. |
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| A smile seemed to come to her
slowly, |
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| It was a sad smile, just the
same. |
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| And she said, "How are you
Harry?" |
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| I said, "How are you Sue? |
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| Through the too many miles |
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| and the
too little smiles |
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| I still remember you." |
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| |
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| It was somewhere in a fairy
tale, |
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| I used to take her home in my
car. |
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| We learned about love in the
back of the Dodge, |
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|
The lesson hadn't gone too far. |
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| You see, she was gonna be an
actress, |
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| And I was gonna learn to fly.
|
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| She
took off to find the
footlights, |
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| And I
took off to find the sky. |
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| |
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| Oh, I've got something inside
me, |
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| To drive a princess blind. |
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| There's a wild man,
wizard, |
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| He's hiding in me, illuminating
my mind. |
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| Oh, I've got something inside
me, |
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| Not what my life's about, |
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| Cause I've been letting my
outside
tide me |
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| Over 'till my time runs out.
|
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| |
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| Baby's so high that she's
skying, |
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| Yes she's flying, afraid to
fall. |
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| I'll tell you why baby's crying,
|
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| Cause she's dying, aren't we
all. |
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| |
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| There was not much more for us
to talk about, |
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| Whatever we had once was gone.
|
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| So I turned my cab into the
driveway, |
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| Past the gate and the fine
trimmed lawns. |
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| And she said we must get
together, |
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| But I knew it'd never be
arranged. |
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| And she handed me twenty
dollars, |
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| For a two fifty
fare, she said |
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| "Harry, keep the change." |
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| Well another man might have been
angry, |
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| And another man might have been
hurt, |
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| But another man never would have
let her go... |
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| I
stashed the bill in my shirt. |
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| |
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| And she walked away in silence,
|
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| It's strange, how you never
know, |
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| But
we'd both gotten what we'd asked for, |
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| Such a long, long time ago. |
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| |
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| You see, she was gonna be an
actress |
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| And I was gonna learn to fly.
|
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| She
took off to find the
footlights, |
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| And I
took off for the sky. |
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| And here, she's acting happy,
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| Inside her handsome home. |
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| And me, I'm flying in my taxi,
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| Taking tips, and getting
stoned, |
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| I go flying so high, when I'm
stoned. |
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