Harry Chapin - Sequel Lyrics
So here she's actin' happy inside her handsome homeAnd me, I'm flyin' in my taxi, takin' tips and gettin' stoned.I got into town a little early.Had eight hours to kill before the show.First I thought about heading up north of the bayThen I knew where I had to go.I thought about taking a limousineOr at least a fancy car.But I ended up taking a taxi'Cause that's how I got this far.You see, ten years ago it was the front seatDrivin' stoned and feelin' no pain.Now here I am straight and sittin' in the backHitting Sixteen Parkside Lane.The driveway was the same as I rememberedAnd a butler came and answered the door.He just shook his head when I asked for herAnd said "She doesn't live here anymore."But he offered to give me the addressThat they were forwarding her letters to.I just took it and returned to the cabbieAnd said "I got one more fare for you."And so we rolled back into the cityUp to a five store old brownstoneI rang the bell that had her name on the mailbox.The buzzer said somebody's home.And the look on her face as she opened the doorWas like an old joke told by a friend.It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smileAnd I watched the corners start to bend.And she said, "How are you Harry?Haven't we played this scene before?"I said "It's so good to see you, SueHad to play it out just once more."Play it out just once more.She said I've heard you flying high on my radioI answered "It's not all it seems"That's when she laughed and she said, "It's better sometimesWhen we don't get to touch our dreams."That's
