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Sequel

In the style of

Harry Chapin

Lyrics

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
headin' up
north of the bay
then i knew
where i had to go

i thought about
takin' a limousine
or at least
a fancy car
but i ended up
takin' 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
hittin' sixteen
parkside lane

the driveway
was the same
as i remember
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
forwardin' her
letters to

i just took it
and returned
to the cabby
and said
i got
one more fare for you

and so we rode 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 ya harry
haven't we played
this scene before

i said
it's so good to
see ya sue
had to play it out
just once more
play it out
just once more

she said i've heard ya
flyin' 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
talkin' 'bout
a-where we'd been

we talked of
the tiny difference
between endin' and
startin' to begin

we talked
'cause talkin'
tells you things
like what you
really are
thinkin' about

but sometimes
you can't find
what you're feelin'
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 leavin' 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 of how the circle
keeps rollin' around

how i act
as i'm facin'
the footlights
and how she's flyin'
with both feet
on the ground

i guess it's the sequel
to our story
from the journey
'tween heaven
and hell

with half the time
thinkin' of
what might have been
and half thinkin'
just as well
i guess only
time
will tell

Details

• Duration : 6:39
• Key : D
• Genre : Rock
• Year released : 1980
• Language : English

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