Taxi lyrics

It was raining hard in 'Frisco

I needed one more fare to make my night

A lady up ahead waved and flagged me down

She got in at the light

I said, "Where you're going to, my lady blue?

It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain"

She just looked out the window

She said, "Sixteen Parkside Lane"

Something about her was familiar

I could swear I've 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

Then 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 a 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

But it's 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

Now 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

To pass the gates and the fine trimmed lawns

And she said, "We must get together"

But I knew it'd never be arranged

Then she hand me twenty dollars for a two fifty fare

She said, "Harry, keep the change"

Well, another man might have been angry

Yeah, another man might have been hurt

Yeah, another man never would've 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've both gotten what we'd asked for

Such a long, long time to go

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

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