Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Obvious Child , by - Paul Simon. Release date: 11.07.2010
Song language: English
The Obvious Child |
| I’m accustomed to a smooth ride |
| Or maybe I’m a dog who’s lost it’s 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? |
| 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 days are ours |
| 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 from high school |
| 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 that’s lost his 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? |