Taking A Walk Lyrics - Fair And Square - John Prine

A man came to our house 

I believe it was yesterday 

I would have invited him in 

But I didn't have a lot to say 

His anticipation of me opening the door 

Outweighed my apprehension as it never had before 

And drove my concentration 

Right through that hardwood floor 

Oo-oo a-ha 

I'm taking a walk 

I'm going outside 

I'm taking a walk 

I'm just getting by 

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There's a girl in the white house 

I don't even know her name 

Her disheveled appearance 

Speaks volumes of shame 

It's an embarrassing situation 

But a situation just the same 

The way she walks on others 

And never takes the blame 

Upsets my constitution 

Beyond its mortal frame 

Oo-oo a-ha 

I'm taking a walk 

I'm going outside 

I'm watching the birds 

I'm just getting by 

Photos 

Found a card in the pocket 

Of my worn out overalls 

From a girl in Cedar Rapids 

Now residing in Idaho Falls 

I wish you could have been there 

When she opened up the door 

And looked me in the face 

Like she never did before 

I felt about as welcome 

As a Wal-Mart Superstore 

0o-oo - a-ha 

I'm taking a walk 

I'm going outside 

I'm taking a walk 

I don't need a ride 

I'm watching the birds 

Flying so high