Taxi
Joe Uveges Lyrics

It was raining hard in 'Frisco,
The weather was bad in San Francisco

I needed one more fare to make my night.
The cab driver needs one more passenger to end his work shift

A lady up ahead waved to flag me down,
A woman signaled the cab driver to stop for her

She got in at the light.
She entered the cab when the traffic signal was red

Oh, where you going to, my lady blue,
The cab driver asks where she wants to go and refers to her using the nickname 'lady blue'

It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain.
The cab driver comments on the lady's dress being wet due to the rain

She just looked out the window, and said
The lady glanced outside and replied

"Sixteen Parkside Lane".
The lady responded with the address of her destination

Something about her was familiar
The cab driver felt like he recognized the lady

I could swear I'd seen her face before,
The cab driver believes he has seen the lady's face in the past

But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken"
The lady denies the cab driver's assumption

And she didn't say anything more.
The lady does not continue the conversation

It took a while, but she looked in the mirror,
After some time, the lady looked in the cab's mirror

And she glanced at the license for my name.
The lady reads the cab driver's name on his license

A smile seemed to come to her slowly,
The lady slowly smiled

It was a sad smile, just the same.
Even though she smiled, it was a sad expression

And she said, "How are you Harry?"
The lady greets the cab driver by his name

I said, "How are you Sue?
The cab driver responds by calling her by her name

Through the too many miles
The two have been apart for a long distance

and the too little smiles
The two have not shared many happy moments

I still remember you."
The cab driver still remembers the lady

It was somewhere in a fairy tale,
Their past is considered to be like a fairy tale

I used to take her home in my car.
The cab driver used to be the lady's driver

We learned about love in the back of the Dodge,
The two had shared intimate moments while at the back of the cab

The lesson hadn't gone too far.
However, their love did not progress very far

You see, she was gonna be an actress,
The lady's dream was to become an actress

And I was gonna learn to fly.
The cab driver's aspiration was to learn how to fly

She took off to find the footlights,
The lady left to find fame and fortune in acting

And I took off to find the sky.
The cab driver went on his own quest to fly

Oh, I've got something inside me,
The cab driver has an unexplainable feeling inside him

To drive a princess blind.
This feeling makes him feel like he can attract any woman

There's a wild man, wizard,
There is a feeling of wildness and magic that he feels

He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind.
This feeling inspires him and brings light to his mind

Not what my life's about,
The cab driver's life does not revolve around these feelings

Cause I've been letting my outside tide me,
The cab driver admits to being influenced by external factors

Over 'till my time, runs out.
His life is still going on until it is over

Baby's so high that she's skying,
There is a woman who's high and flying in the air

Yes, she's flying, afraid to fall.
She is flying in the air, scared of falling down

I'll tell you why baby's crying,
The cab driver will explain the reason for the woman's tears

Cause she's dying, aren't we all.
The cause of her tears is due to the fact that everyone will die someday

There was not much more for us to talk about,
There is not much to discuss between the two

Whatever we had once was gone.
Their past relationship is over and gone

So I turned my cab into the driveway,
The cab driver drives into the driveway

Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns.
He passes by the gate and the well-maintained grass

And she said we must get together,
The lady suggests they meet up sometime

But I knew it'd never be arranged.
The cab driver knows that it won't happen

And she handed me twenty dollars,
The woman gives the cab driver some money

For a two fifty fare, she said
She hands him more than enough money for the fare and tells him to keep the change

"Harry, keep the change. "
She specifically tells Harry to keep the extra money

Well another man might have been angry,
A different individual might have been upset

And another man might have been hurt,
Another man might have been offended

But another man never would have let her go...
The cab driver refuses to let the woman go

I stashed the bill in my shirt.
The cab driver hides the bill in his shirt

And she walked away in silence,
The woman departs without saying anything

It's strange, how you never know,
It's interesting how people are unpredictable

But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for,
The two of them got what they wanted

Such a long, long time ago.
Their past was so long ago

And here, she's acting happy,
The lady seems to be faking her happiness

Inside her handsome home.
She is inside a luxurious house

And me, I'm flying in my taxi,
The cab driver is flying high in his cab

Taking tips, and getting stoned,
He is receiving money from passengers and getting high

I go flying so high, when I'm stoned.
Being under the influence of drugs makes him feel like he is flying high