Taxi

It was raining hard in 'Frisco
 I needed one more fare to make my night
 A 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, "16 Parkside Lane"
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 Something about her was familiar
 I could swear I'd 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
 And 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"
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 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
 And I was gonna learn to fly
 She took off to find the footlights
 And I took off to find the sky
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 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
 Not what my life's about
 'Cause I've been letting my outside tide me
 Over 'til my time runs out
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 Baby's so high that she's skying
 Yes, she's flying, afraid to fall
 I'll tell you why baby's crying
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 'Cause she's dying, aren't we all?
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 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
 And she said, "We must get together"
 But I knew it'd never be arranged
 And she handed me 20 dollars for a 250 fare
 She said, "Harry, keep the change"
 Well, another man might have been angry
 And another man might have been hurt
 But another man never would have 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'd both gotten what we'd asked for
 Such a long, long time ago
 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 for 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