Today I’ve wandered beyond my interior walls
Run my hand through my thinning grey hair…
Fritt efter Paul Simons The Obvious Child, låt på albumet The Rhythm of the Saints.
Det som föranledde vandringen bortom mina inre murar var att jag kom att lyssna på I’m With Her, en sång- och speltrio bestående av Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins och Aoife (uttal i:fi) O’Donovan. Lyssna (högt, gärna med lurar) så förstår ni bättre:
The Obvious Child
Well 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?
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 ballparkWe 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 dayWell 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 hairWell I’m accustomed to a smoother ride
Or 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?Woooooh, woooh ho wooooh
Wooooh hoo wooooh
Wooooh hoo…
Liked this post? Follow this blog to get more.