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Intro:
Father:
It's not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want   you can marry
Look at me,   I am old
but I'm happy
I was once like you are now
And I know that it's not easy
To be calm   when you've found
Something going on
But take your time, think a lot
Why, think of everything you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not
Son:
How can I try to explain
When I do he turns away again
It's always been the same
Same old story
From the moment I could talk
I was ordered to listen
Now there's a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know   I have to go
Bridge:
Father:
It's not time to make a change
Just sit down, take it slowly
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much
you have to go through
Find a girl, settle down
If you want  you can marry
Look at me,   I am old
but I'm happy
Son:
Bridge:
All the times that I cried
Keeping all the things I knew inside
It's hard
but it's harder to ignore it
If they were right, I'd agree
But it's them you know not me
Now there's a way  and I know
That I have to go away
I know  I have to go
Bridge:
Ending:

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Father And Son

by Cat Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Intro:

Father:

It's not time to make a change

Just relax, take it easy

You're still young, that's your fault

There's so much you have to know

Find a girl, settle down

If you want you can marry

Look at me, I am old

but I'm happy

I was once like you are now

And I know that it's not easy

To be calm when you've found

Something going on

But take your time, think a lot

Why, think of everything you've got

For you will still be here tomorrow

But your dreams may not

Son:

How can I try to explain

When I do he turns away again

It's always been the same

Same old story

From the moment I could talk

I was ordered to listen

Now there's a way and I know

That I have to go away

I know I have to go

Bridge:

Father:

It's not time to make a change

Just sit down, take it slowly

You're still young, that's your fault

There's so much

you have to go through

Find a girl, settle down

If you want you can marry

Look at me, I am old

but I'm happy

Son:

Bridge:

All the times that I cried

Keeping all the things I knew inside

It's hard

but it's harder to ignore it

If they were right, I'd agree

But it's them you know not me

Now there's a way and I know

That I have to go away

I know I have to go

Bridge:

Ending:

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