John Vento - Taxi Lyrics

It was raining hard in 'Frisco
I needed one more fare to make my night
C 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
She 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"
Cnd she didn't say anything more



It took a while, but she looked in the mirror
Cnd she glanced at the license for my name
C smile seemed to come to her slowly
It was a sad smile, just the same



Cnd 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
Cnd I was gonna learn to fly
She took off to find the footlights
Cnd 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
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



Cnd she said we must get together
But I knew it'd never be arranged
Cnd she handed me twenty dollars for a two fifty fare
She said, "Harry, keep the change."



Well another man might have been angry
Cnd another man might have been hurt
But another man never would have let her go
I stashed the bill in my shirt



Cnd 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
Cnd I was gonna learn to fly
She took off to find the footlights
Cnd I took off for the sky



Cnd here, she's acting happy
Inside her handsome home
Cnd me, I'm flying in my taxi
Taking tips and getting stoned

I go flying so high, when I'm stoned