Lyrics - Father & Son by Cat Stevens

Father
It’s not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me,
I am old, but
I’m happy.
I was once like you are now, and
I know that it’s not easy,
To be calm when you’ve found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you’ve got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.
Son
How can
I try to explain, when
I do he turns away again.
It’s always been the same, same old story.
From the moment
I could talk
I was ordered to listen.
Now there’s a way and
I know that
I have to go away.
I know
I have to go.
Father
It’s not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me,
I am old, but
I’m happy.(son-- away away away,
I know
I have to
Make this decision alone - no)
Son
All the times that
I cried, keeping all the things
I knew inside,
It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it.
If they were right,
I’d agree, but it’s them you know not me.
Now there’s a way and
I know that
I have to go away.
I know
I have to go.(father-- stay stay stay, why must you go and
Make this decision alone? )

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