Lyrics of Paul Simon...To All You Oldsters....

The words to Paul Simon's; The Obvious Child, have been going through my little brain box all day. Thought I'd share them with some of you oldsters who've been through it...

THE OBVIOUS CHILD

I'm accustomed to a smooth ride,
Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite.
I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more,
I don't expect to sleep through the night.
Some people say a lie's a lie's a lie,
But I say why, Why deny the obvious child?

And in remembering a road sign,
I am remembering a girl when I was young.
And we said; "These songs are true, these tears are free
And, Hey! The cross is in the ballpark,
The cross is in the ballpark.

We had a lot of fun,
We had a lot of money.
We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny.
Sonny gets married and moves away,
Sonny has a baby and bills to pay,
Sonny gets sunnier day by day by day by day.

I've been waking up at sunrise,
I've been following the light across my room.
I watch the night receive the room of my day.
Some people say; "The sky is just the sky,"
But I say; Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?

Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself,
How it's strange that some rooms are like cages.
Sonny's yearbook is down from the shelf,
And he idly thumbs through the pages.
Some have died, some have fled from themselves,
Or struggled from here to get there.
Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls,
Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair.

Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride.
Maybe I'm a dog who's lost its bite.
I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more,
I don't expect to sleep the night.
Some people say; "a lie is just a lie."
But I say; the cross is in the ballpark,
Why deny the obvious child...?

~ Paul Simon from "The Rhythm Of The Saints"