The Obvious Child

Paul Simon

Well I'm accustomed to the 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?
Why deny the obvious child?"

And in remembering a road sign
I'm 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
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

Well, 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 on 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 hands through his thinning brown hair

Well, I'm accustomed to a smoother 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 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?"

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Auf welchen Alben wurde das Lied “The Obvious Child” von Paul Simon veröffentlicht?
Paul Simon hat das Lied auf den Alben “The Rhythm of the Saints” im Jahr 1990, “Born At the Right Time” im Jahr 1992, “The Paul Simon Anthology” im Jahr 1993, “1964-1993” im Jahr 1993, “Greatest Hits - Shining Like a National Guitar” im Jahr 2000, “The Studio Recordings 1972-2000” im Jahr 2004, “This Better Be Good” im Jahr 2009, “Songwriter” im Jahr 2011, “iTunes Festival (Live at the Roundhouse, London, UK, July 2011)” im Jahr 2011, “The Complete Albums Collection” im Jahr 2013 und “The Ultimate Collection” im Jahr 2015 veröffentlicht.

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