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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 ballpark
We 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 day
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 hair
Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride
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 all night
Some people say a lie is just a lie
But I say the cross is in the ballpark
Why deny the obvious child?

coloradojohn Apr 08, 2013 - 21:56	Sometimes I cannot resist the urge to hear all the songs on this epic recording, even if I just heard one or more the day before. One of the best, ever... [ Reply ]
Namgev Mar 08, 2013 - 10:15	mrselfdestruct wrote: This is my baby son's favourite song! You should introduce him to Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' song "Matador" - he'll go absolutely wild. [ Reply ]
Dunkelstar Mar 08, 2013 - 10:13	Great album! [ Reply ]
fredriley Mar 08, 2013 - 10:13	Great drumming, sadly spoilt by yer man's warbling. 8 for the drumming. [ Reply ]
Lazarus Feb 20, 2013 - 13:30	Everybody in my church be dancing... love it... [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct Feb 20, 2013 - 13:30	This is my baby son's favourite song! [ Reply ]
mistabird Dec 04, 2012 - 09:20	großartig !! [ Reply ]
stevendejong Dec 04, 2012 - 09:20	mrcanard wrote: Sounds too much like a marching drum band with lyrics. There is a difference, you know, between a marching band and the ridiculously talented group that invented samba. [ Reply ]
mrcanard Oct 18, 2012 - 03:56	Sounds too much like a marching drum band with lyrics. [ Reply ]
lshinkawa Mar 10, 2012 - 21:08	great album! [ Reply ]
TerryS Mar 10, 2012 - 21:06	MiracleDrug wrote: one hell of a rebound on the long rolls for a brush... Olodum really 'live' their music. Neither they, nor their audience, can stand still. [ Reply ]
Grammarcop Feb 08, 2012 - 03:59	Obvious child? My mother always said I was the "oblivious child." [ Reply ]
MiracleDrug Jan 23, 2012 - 12:27	Misterfixit wrote: Tight stretched marching snare drum beaten with metal whisks; 32" bass drum with cloth mallets. one hell of a rebound on the long rolls for a brush... [ Reply ]
apd Dec 06, 2011 - 13:52	bump coloradojohn wrote: This is one of those albums that you put on and feel the god of music leap into your soul...and thank God for good old Paul S and RP! [ Reply ]
jim1964 Dec 06, 2011 - 13:43	scraig wrote: you played Simon and Garfunkel less than an hour ago...just saying. ....uh oh, the fix is in. [ Reply ]
black321 Dec 06, 2011 - 13:40	cc_rider wrote: The best part of this song is the drum line. Paul's okay and all, but the drum line really works. If you like listening to a marching band. [ Reply ]
scraig Oct 20, 2011 - 11:00	you played Simon and Garfunkel less than an hour ago...just saying. [ Reply ]
Misterfixit Oct 04, 2011 - 09:02	cc_rider wrote: The best part of this song is the drum line. Paul's okay and all, but the drum line really works. Tight stretched marching snare drum beaten with metal whisks; 32" bass drum with cloth mallets. [ Reply ]
(former member) Sep 02, 2011 - 23:04	Papernapkin wrote: You sound like a one-line robot. Do you not think? Thank you... this song is good for the feet... we be dancing... love it... [ Reply ]
hollirg1 Aug 02, 2011 - 13:19	I love Paul Simon and I like many of the songs on this album, but not this one. Its a 3 for me. [ Reply ]