The Obvious Child Lyrics - Live In New York City - Paul Simon

I'm accustomed to a smooth ride 

Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost it's 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 

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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? 

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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 the night 

Some people say a lie is just a lie 

But I say the cross is in the ballpark 

Why deny the obvious child?