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Taxi Lyrics Artist(Band):Harry Chapin
I needed one more fare to make my night. A lady up ahead waved to flag me down, She got in at the light. Oh, where you going to, my lady blue, It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain. She just looked out the window, and said "Sixteen Parkside Lane". Something about her was familiar I could swear I'd seen her face before, But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken" And she didn't say anything more. It took a while, but she looked in the mirror, And she glanced at the license for my name. A smile seemed to come to her slowly, It was a sad smile, just the same. And she said, "How are you Harry?" I said, "How are you Sue? Through the too many miles and the too little smiles I still remember you." It was somewhere in a fairy tale, I used to take her home in my car. We learned about love in the back of the Dodge, The lesson hadn't gone too far. You see, she was gonna be an actress, And I was gonna learn to fly. She took off to find the footlights, And I took off to find the sky. Oh, I've got something inside me, To drive a princess blind. There's a wild man, wizard, He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind. Oh, I've got something inside me, Not what my life's about, Cause I've been letting my outside tide me, Over 'till my time, runs out. Baby's so high that she's skying, Yes she's flying, afraid to fall. I'll tell you why baby's crying, Cause she's dying, aren't we all. There was not much more for us to talk about, Whatever we had once was gone. So I turned my cab into the driveway, Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns. And she said we must get together, But I knew it'd never be arranged. And she handed me twenty dollars, For a two fifty fare, she said "Harry, keep the change." Well another man might have been angry, And another man might have been hurt, But another man never would have let her go... I stashed the bill in my shirt. And she walked away in silence, It's strange, how you never know, But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for, Such a long, long time ago. You see, she was gonna be an actress And I was gonna learn to fly. She took off to find the footlights, And I took off for the sky. And here, she's acting happy, Inside her handsome home. And me, I'm flying in my taxi, Taking tips, and getting stoned, I go flying so high, when I'm stoned. If you find some error in Taxi Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Taxi remembering harry | Reviewer: joe h | 5/22/2008 I had the honor of meeting Harry at a concert – he was in the back of the theatre after the show selling and signing a “Harry, it sucks!” t-shirt. I bought one and gave it to my girlfriend to have Harry sign it. When Harry saw this beautiful girl asking for an autograph, he lit up and said “Wow, you’re gorgeous.” Upon noticing I was standing very close to her with a concerned look on my face he said “Are you with him? Well if it doesn’t work out come back and see me” – at which point we all laughed, he gave my girlfriend a kiss and shook my hand. Funny, gregarious, talented guy and someone I miss to this day. Keeps his wonderful memory very alive by having the courage to do something positive to the change lives of people less fortunate than yourself and to change the world - that's restarting today for me. Opened up a world of songwriters for me | Reviewer: Kirk | 3/15/2008 I was in high school when Taxi was originally released. The lyrics were hard to hear in spots, but hypnotic. There was no short version of the song, only the long play version which made it all the more compelling. When it came time in Sophomore English to choose a song to write down and discect the lyrics for alliteration, rhymeing, and other tricks of the trade, that was the one I chose. It was a long song, just the same, and it took me all period. But I loved doing it. I got an A for effort, and the teacher noticed I had chosen a long song, even though he didn't know it. The teacher wrote a special note to me asking where I have found such a moving song. I told him after class, and I believe he went out and bought a copy of Short Stories or Taxi. Since that time, I've seen Harry's brother in concert several times, and HIS version of Cat in the Cradle is just a poignent as Harry's. But the one thing that no one seems to remember, is that there was a SEQUEL to taxi that reverse the roles of the main characters. I urge you to seek it out. Call up your oldies radio station and request Sequel by Harry Chapin. It's on the greatest hits CD but never really took off for the sky... I CAN STILL REMEMBER YOU | Reviewer: xodsg | 2/6/2008 the song quite interest me when i've first heard it on the radio,though,some of the lyrics were hard to understand, its soft melody and the meaning was really catchy. i kinda miss someone when i here this song... I STILL CAN'T FLY!!! Beautiful, timeless melody | Reviewer: Eric | 1/10/2008 I first heard 'Taxi" on the radio when it was released and always have loved this song. I put it on a CD a few years ago and just played it again. The lyrics are as poignant as any ever written. A warm and wonderful song that transports me back to a different time " I go flying, so high, when I'm stoned" What a great last line. Bless you Harry Chapin wherever you are. Love ya Harry | Reviewer: Andrea | 11/4/2007 It's happened at about a million parties, we try to sing "Taxi" and come close, but never quite get the lyrics right. I have been a huge Harry fan since I first heard him. I met him once at the airport in CT where I work. He was appearing at the Garde Arts Center and I so wanted to go but had to work that night. What a thrill when he came walking by my rental car counter. I said "Harry Chapin!" He said, "Where?" What a cool, funny guy he was. I remember the day he died. I'd been listining to the radio off and on all day. News reports of an accident on the Long Island Expressway were the big story that day. When it finally was revealed that Harry Chapin was fatally injunred, I was moved to tears. His music had been and still is such a part of my life. To this day I regret not taking that night off so long ago to attend his concert in New London. A sad smile just the same. | Reviewer: John Meola | 11/4/2007 I remember hearing taxi the first time it aired on the radio in New York. I was lucky to get to hear the first airings of most of the greats of the music industry from the 60's to current times. But there was something about this song that just stuck with you. When I moved out west in the 70's, Harry's music would always make me feel good. When I graduated highschool and left the AirForce, I migrated back to New York and was able to get to see Harry in concert. I always stopped what I was doing whenever one of his songs were playing on the radio. I had just finished listening to a cassette I had made of some of his songs, when about 5 minutes later, the news came over the radio that he had died in that freak accident. Ironically, I was on the LongIslandExpressway, approx. 20 miles ahead of him when it happened. It was a great loss. He will always be remembered and dearly missed. Whenever I here Taxi, or Cats in the Cradle, I smile and sing along, but it really is a sad smile, just the same. Love ya Harry | Reviewer: Andrea | 11/4/2007 It's happened at about a million parties, we try to sing "Taxi" and come close, but never quite get the lyrics right. I have been a huge Harry fan since I first heard him. I met him once at the airport in CT where I work. He was appearing at the Garde Arts Center and I so wanted to go but had to work that night. What a thrill when he came walking by my rental car counter. I said "Harry Chapin!" He said, "Where?" What a cool, funny guy he was. I remember the day he died. I'd been listining to the radio off and on all day. News reports of an accident on the Long Island Expressway were the big story that day. When it finally was revealed that Harry Chapin was fatally injunred, I was moved to tears. His music had been and still is such a part of my life. To this day I regret not taking that night off so long ago to attend his concert in New London. Small College Concert | Reviewer: Taxi Fan | 10/15/2007 I was lucky enough in 1972 or 1973 to see Harry and his band at a small college concert before he made it on the bigger circuit. It was held at Curry College in Milton, MA and attended by about 200 people. It is a memory I shall always cherish. Today, Taxi still sends a chill up my spine. Thank you Harry! Memories | Reviewer: Sean Mc Crory | 9/29/2007 Taxi touches the mind, soul, heart, and creates a physiological response within me. I was in the Armed Forces during the Viet Nam era (you know the skirmish where everyone seemed to hate any one in Uniform) when I heard this priceless song. Not many fond thoughts of those days but this was the first song I ever heard Harry sing. It took me back to days gone by when I fantasized about a girl named Kyla. I had great memories of her. Viet Nam seemed to create hated of Serving Our Country even with my very best friends so needless to say I felt ashamed, but this song took my misery away and to another place in time. I wondered about the future and what she was doing and when we would meet again. I then had an addiction to Harry's songs and his action toward hunger. He was the true Hero. Cats in the Cradle, Mr. Tanner, and this song stirred up emotions men are not suppose to have, but the feeling of hope with faith that someday someone might think as much of me as I did them. I'm still a hopeful romantic and as I age I hope that someday there will be that someone. Harry is timeless, thank you, and I know LOVE must be as well. Still Loosing you | Reviewer: Kevin T Lambert | 9/22/2007 Taxi touched me so much as im sure, many others can relate to it specialy if your a x taxi driver that smokes the odd joint. I was not awhare he wrote so many tunes, but I should not be surprized. Thank-you Harry cheers. Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Taxi The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Harry Chapin" Music | | ||||||||||||
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